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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zibraaz Cava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Anderton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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174 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zibraaz Cava!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luiz Anderton!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cava swivels and escapes.
Cava moves out of range as Anderton strikes.
Anderton takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Luiz Anderton has been cut.
Anderton blocks a head kick by Cava.
Anderton misses with a few strikes there.
Cava throws a head kick but Anderton moves out of range.
Cava throws a right and a left that Anderton avoids nicely.
Cava tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cava tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zibraaz Cava seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cava misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Anderton misses.
Cava misses with a few strikes there.
Cava misses with a head kick.
Cava misses with a head kick.
Anderton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cava swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cava throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Anderton's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cava showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderton.
Anderton throws a hook but Cava blocks it.
Anderton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cava misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Cava.
Cava throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderton.
Anderton shoots in and drives through. Cava sprawls well.
A head kick misses from Cava.
Cava slips a jab and a cross from Anderton.
Cava throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Anderton's head.
Anderton tries to clinch but Cava is having none of it.
Anderton misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Cava.
Anderton blocks a head kick by Cava.
Zibraaz Cava is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderton takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cava is breathing heavily.
Anderton throws a nice looking combination but Cava bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anderton moves in looking to clinch but Cava pushes him off.
Anderton avoids the head kick by Cava.
Anderton looks to land a combination but Cava avoids it well.
Anderton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cava misses with a head kick.
Anderton blocks a head kick by Cava.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cava pinned against the cage. Cava gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zibraaz Cava has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Anderton.
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!
Cava throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cava misses with a double jab.
Cava misses with a head kick.
Anderton looks for a takedown but Cava sprawls well.
Cava throws a sloppy head kick and Anderton moves out of range easily.
Cava tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cava circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cava misses with a head kick.
Anderton slips a jab and a cross from Cava.
Anderton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderton blocks a head kick by Cava.
Anderton misses with a wild body shot.
Cava misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cava moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cava tries a head kick but it misses.
Cava throws a head kick but Anderton moves out of range.
Cava throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Cava.
Anderton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cava pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cava throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Cava does no damage.
Anderton shoots in but no luck this time.
Cava pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cava dodges the punch combination from Anderton.
Anderton throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderton fails to land with a series of punches.
Cava swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from Cava.
Anderton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderton throws a right hand that Cava ducks under and follows up with a left that Cava also avoids with ease.
Anderton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cava tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderton misses with a wild combination.
Anderton moves in looking to clinch but Cava pushes him off.
Anderton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cava rather than just go for the knockout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anderton tries to bum rush Cava with a series of wild strikes but Cava uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zibraaz Cava dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luiz Anderton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Anderton shoots in and drives through. Cava sprawls well.
Anderton takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Anderton misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Cava.
Anderton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderton throws a hook but Cava blocks it.
Anderton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cava.
Cava plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That has opened up Luiz Anderton's cut even more.
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!
Cava tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderton swings for the body but Cava moves out of range.
Zibraaz Cava is winning the standup battle so far.
Cava misses with a wild body shot.
Anderton avoids the head kick by Cava.
Anderton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cava.
Anderton blocks a head kick by Cava.
Anderton swinging wildly here.
Anderton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cava is fending him off so far but Anderton persists. Nope, Cava circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cava throws a sloppy head kick and Anderton moves out of range easily.
Cava throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderton.
Anderton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderton misses with a wild body shot.
Cava throws a right and a left that Anderton avoids nicely.
Anderton misses with a hook. Cava ducked under it nicely.
Cava throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderton avoids the head kick by Cava.
Cava tries a head kick but it misses.
Cava goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Anderton fails to land with a series of punches.
Anderton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cava pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cava tries a head kick but it misses.
Cava swinging wildly here.
Nice sprawl there from Cava as Anderton shoots in.
Zibraaz Cava has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Anderton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cava tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderton blocks a head kick by Cava.
Some wild striking there from Anderton.
Cava showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderton.
Anderton avoids the body shot from Cava.
Cava misses with a few strikes there.
Cava pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cava displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderton throws out the jab.
Anderton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Cava, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderton doesn't manage to clinch there - Cava circles away.
Cava tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Anderton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cava throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Anderton does no damage.
Cava scores with a head kick.
Anderton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cava throws a nice looking combination but Anderton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anderton misses with a wild combination.
Cava misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderton swinging wildly here.
Cava misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cava fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cava sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anderton somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cava throws a head kick that misses.
Anderton throws a right and a left that Cava avoids nicely.
Anderton avoids the head kick by Cava.
Zibraaz Cava is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cava slips under a jab from Anderton.
Cava showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderton.
Cava throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderton.
Anderton throws a series of punches but Cava avoids them all with ease.
Anderton tries to bum rush Cava with a series of wild strikes but Cava uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderton is trying desperately to land a takedown but Cava is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Anderton.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cava throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Cava. No joy for Anderton on that attempt.
Cava misses with a head kick.
Anderton blocks a head kick by Cava.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zibraaz Cava dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luiz Anderton's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cava throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cava tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderton moves in looking to clinch but Cava pushes him off.
Cava misses with a head kick.
Cava misses with a head kick.
Cava throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Anderton.
Anderton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cava throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Anderton's head.
Anderton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cava manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cava misses with a head kick.
Cava throws a head kick but Anderton moves out of range.
Anderton is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Anderton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderton tries to clinch there but Cava circles away.
Anderton tries to bum rush Cava with a series of wild strikes but Cava uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderton shoots for a double leg takedown but Cava sprawls well. He's pushed Anderton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Anderton. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick from Cava lands but Anderton takes it in his stride.
Cava lands with a slapping head kick.
Anderton misses with a wild body shot.
Cava keeps the fight on the outside.
Cava misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cava paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Cava misses.
Anderton shoots in but Cava avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No joy there for Anderton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anderton.
Zibraaz Cava has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Anderton.
Anderton takes a kick to the side of the head.
Luiz Anderton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cava throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cava dodges the punch combination from Anderton.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cava misses with a head kick.
Cava misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cava tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cava tries a head kick but it misses.
Cava stuffs the takedown attempt from Anderton. Anderton gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cava throws a nice looking combination but Anderton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cava misses with a head kick.
Anderton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cava manages to avoid it.
Cava throws a head kick but Anderton moves out of range.
Cava showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cava's waist but Cava gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anderton off to one side.
Cava throws a head kick that misses.
Cava throws a sloppy head kick and Anderton moves out of range easily.
Anderton avoids the head kick by Cava.
Anderton misses with a series of wild punches.
Anderton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cava fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderton manages to avoid it.
Cava throws a nice head kick!
Cava throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Anderton.
Cava misses with a head kick.
Cava keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A head kick from Cava lands but Anderton takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderton misses with a takedown attempt - Cava sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cava pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cava throws a head kick that misses.
Cava throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderton.
Anderton misses with a few strikes there.
Anderton tries to bum rush Cava with a series of wild strikes but Cava uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cava throws a series of punches but Anderton avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Cava.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Anderton 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!
Cava scores with a head kick. Anderton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Anderton misses with a two punch combination.
Zibraaz Cava is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cava looks to land a combination but Anderton avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zibraaz Cava showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cava 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zibraaz Cava!
A victorious Zibraaz Cava thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lorgar Grimnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia has chosen The Slam as his entrance music. The key to victory for Lorgar Grimnar has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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169 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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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
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Lorgar Grimnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alejandro Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Garcia misses.
Garcia tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Grimnar.
Garcia leaves Grimnar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Garcia tries to clinch but Grimnar is having none of it.
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grimnar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garcia is looking to clinch but Grimnar is avoiding it.
Garcia throws a body punch but Grimnar moves out of range.
Grimnar tries to keep at a distance but Garcia has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grimnar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grimnar tries to clinch but Garcia moves away
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grimnar's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Grimnar duly obliges.
It looks like Alejandro Garcia has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grimnar throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grimnar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grimnar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grimnar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grimnar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grimnar throws a head kick that misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Grimnar scores with a four punch combination!
Grimnar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grimnar throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Grimnar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
Grimnar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Garcia.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimnar dodges the ground and pound from Garcia.
Grimnar is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia decides to stand back up. Garcia steps back and let's Grimnar get back to his feet.
Grimnar lands with a kick to the temple. Garcia shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Grimnar 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.
Grimnar throws a leg kick but Garcia checks it.
A good leg kick by Grimnar.
Garcia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grimnar.
Grimnar has managed to clinch.
Grimnar is trying to push Garcia away but Garcia has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Grimnar tries to break free but Garcia pushes him back against the cage.
Grimnar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garcia has him pressed against the cage.
Garcia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Grimnar smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimnar misses with a body kick.
Grimnar shoots in but Garcia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lorgar Grimnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Grimnar.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grimnar.
Garcia moves out of range of the body kick.
No luck for Grimnar with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lorgar Grimnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grimnar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grimnar wants to clinch.
Garcia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Grimnar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Garcia somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia shoots in and drives through. Grimnar sprawls well.
Garcia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grimnar pinned against the cage. Grimnar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses.
Garcia shoots in but no luck this time.
Grimnar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grimnar shoots in and drives through. Garcia sprawls well.
Garcia dives in and grabs Grimnar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Grimnar pushes down on Garcia's head and hops out.
Grimnar misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grimnar looks to clinch
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.
Garcia dodges the punch combination from Grimnar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grimnars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorgar Grimnar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alejandro Garcia's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Grimnar.
Garcia blocks a head kick by Grimnar.
Grimnar lands a glancing blow to the side of Garcia's head.
That has opened up Alejandro Garcia's cut even more.
Grimnar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garcia, pushing him back against the cage.
Grimnar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grimnar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Garcia tries to pull guard but Grimnar holds him up against the cage and eventually Garcia drops back down to his feet.
Grimnar misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Grimnar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grimnar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grimnar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimnar tries to pull guard but Garcia forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Grimnar is trying to force a seperation but Garcia has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimnar misses with some punches.
Grimnar has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia.
Grimnar working hard to break the clinch.
Grimnar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Grimnar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grimnar misses with a head kick.
Grimnar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garcia. That did some damage!
Garcia slips a jab and a cross from Grimnar.
Grimnar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Grimnar.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Grimnar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Garcia sprawls well. Garcia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Grimnar gets slowly back to his feet.
Garcia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grimnar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimnar moves into the clinch.
Garcia gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Garcia seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimnar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Garcia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Garcia slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimnar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Garcia scores with a couple of nice shots.
Grimnar is looking for a sweep. Garcia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Garcia takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Garcia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grimnar's head.
Grimnar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Grimnar is trying to stand.
Grimnar is looking to control Garcia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Grimnar avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Garcia connects with a nice short shot to Grimnar's temple.
Garcia trying to control the action but Grimnar is working from the bottom.
Garcia trying to control the pace.
Garcia 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.
Garcia seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lorgar Grimnar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alejandro Garcia's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Grimnar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lorgar Grimnar is winning the standup battle so far.
Garcia slips a jab and a cross from Grimnar.
Garcia has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grimnar tries to break the clinch but Garcia is controlling the position.
Garcia prevents Grimnar from breaking the clinch.
Grimnar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garcia manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grimnar drops back, looking for a kneebar! Garcia looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Garcia looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Garcia!
Garcia is looking to take a break and control but Grimnar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garcia scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Grimnar has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Garcia but great work by Grimnar.
Grimnar scores with punches from side control.
Garcia manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Grimnar is pressing down on Garcia's thigh, looking to free his foot. Garcia is holding on for now.
Grimnar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grimnar is working for a submission of some sort.
Grimnar tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimnar stands up out of the half guard.
Grimnar gets caught napping as Garcia dives in and scores a takedown. Grimnar manages to retain guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grimnar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Garcia is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Grimnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Grimnar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garcia is one step ahead there.
Alejandro Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alejandro Garcia was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Grimnar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Garcia is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Grimnar can't fight it off and eventually Garcia manages to take the fight to the floor. Grimnar looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Grimnar keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Garcia works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lorgar Grimnar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia controlling the action here.
Grimnar is trying to stand up here but Garcia is controlling him well.
Grimnar is looking to control Garcia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Grimnar avoid being mounted?
Alejandro Garcia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grimnar wants to improve his position but Garcia is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alejandro Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Grimnar 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorgar Grimnar!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Lorgar Grimnar waved his t-shirt featuring KAISER's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Gryphen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Jong Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gryphen comes to the cage accompanied by Tubthumping. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jong Dong's choice of entrance music: Aegukka. Kim Jong Dong has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Forrest Gryphen's chin.
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216 lbs
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265 lbs
14 - 20 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Forrest Gryphen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kim Jong Dong!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jong Dong closes the distance but Gryphen moves to the side
and Gryphen counters with a nice leg kick.
Gryphen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jong Dong tries to close the distance and clinch but Gryphen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jong Dong clinches up against the cage.
Gryphen misses with a knee strike.
Jong Dong changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gryphen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gryphen connects with a leg kick. Jong Dong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jong Dong is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jong Dong tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gryphen swivels and escapes.
Gryphen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Forrest Gryphen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Jong Dong.
Jong Dong scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
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!
Gryphen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong Dong working the ground and pound but Gryphen is defending the strikes.
Jong Dong advances nicely into full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gryphen is trying to escape the mount.
Jong Dong lands a big elbow.
Jong Dong lands a big shot there that rocks Gryphen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The referee warns Gryphen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gryphen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gryphen is looking to improve his position.
Jong Dong is just content to waste time from the top position. Gryphen takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jong Dong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jong Dong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gryphen is looking for a triangle but Jong Dong pushes his legs off easily.
Gryphen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jong Dong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Gryphen is tightening it up a little... Jong Dong has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Jong Dong reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Jong Dong taps out! Nice BJJ there by Gryphen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Forrest Gryphen!
A very excited looking Forrest Gryphen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike McCallum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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247 lbs
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248 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
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike McCallum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Albert Fish!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCallum misses with a takedown attempt
and Fish counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Mike McCallum has been cut.
Fish closes the distance and pushes McCallum back into the cage.
McCallum is trying to trip Fish. He has hold of a leg but Fish is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. McCallum persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCallum wants to control from the top but Fish keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCallum throws a strike but Fish rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McCallum has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McCallum is on top in guard.
Fish wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
McCallum pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fish is keeping the position for now.
Fish trying to keep a closed guard but McCallum is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCallum working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McCallum wants to control from the top but Fish keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCallum tries to free his leg and advance position but Fish is retaining full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fish can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fish tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McCallum throwing strikes but missing.
McCallum scoring with some ground and pound.
McCallum will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCallum trying to control the position from guard on top but Fish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCallum trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McCallum pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fish is keeping the position for now.
McCallum showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fish has control of McCallum's left arm, preventing McCallum from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fish stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fish wants it to stay on the feet.
Fish gets caught flat footed, as McCallum shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
McCallum won't allow Fish to sweep him here.
McCallum throws a big elbow that misses.
Fish utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McCallum scoring with some ground and pound.
McCallum throws a strike but Fish rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fish must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McCallum is on top in guard.
Fish looking to hit a scissor sweep but McCallum is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCallum stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fish swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCallum is in close to Fish's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McCallum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McCallum loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McCallum throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fish working a defensive guard here.
McCallum working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike McCallum dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McCallum connects with a looping right hand.
That has opened up Albert Fish's cut even more.
McCallum tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fish swivels and escapes.
Fish keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fish doesn't manage to clinch there - McCallum circles away.
Fish misses with a straight right.
Fish throws a hook but McCallum avoids it easily.
Mike McCallum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCallum misses with a takedown attempt - Fish sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike McCallum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCallum shoots in for a takedown but Fish shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fish tries to sprawl but McCallum drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCallum throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fish keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fish moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fish is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mike McCallum overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McCallum is looking to advance position but Fish has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
McCallum is squirming around, avoiding Fish's attempts to control the action.
McCallum tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McCallum is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of McCallum's face.
Fish looking to control and managing it successfully.
McCallum sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fish is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Fish stalling.
McCallum is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fish thows a huge punch but McCallum dodges it nicely.
McCallum makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McCallum.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish preventing the sweep.
McCallum lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fish!
McCallum trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McCallum 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.
McCallum controlling the pace for now.
Fish really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCallum lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
McCallum avoids the attempt from Fish to control.
McCallum with a couple of short strikes.
Albert Fish's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Albert Fish's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike McCallum!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Flynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Austurias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Austurias acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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27
185 lbs
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188 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lee Flynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Austurias!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flynn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Austurias closes the distance and pushes Flynn back into the cage.
Flynn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Austurias tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Flynn is looking to control Austurias's arms but Austurias gets an underhook and turns him. Now Flynn has his back to the cage.
Austurias tries to break the clinch but Flynn is controlling the position.
Flynn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Flynn gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Austurias wants to improve his position but Flynn is controlling well.
Austurias is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flynn trying to mount his opponent but Austurias defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austurias is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Flynn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Austurias on the ground.
Austurias is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Flynn's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Flynn's back!
Austurias lands strikes to the head.
Austurias is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Austurias keeps control of the position as Flynn tries to break free.
Austurias scores with punches and elbows.
Austurias scores with strikes from the back.
Austurias looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austurias is punishing Flynn with strikes - can he finish him?!
Flynn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flynn showing good submission defense here.
Can Flynn hold on?! Austurias is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Austurias throwing damaging strikes from the back! Flynn could be in trouble here!
Austurias trying to control momentarily.
Flynn defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Flynn trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Austurias throwing damaging strikes from the back! Flynn could be in trouble here!
Flynn looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Austurias lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Flynn.
Flynn controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austurias looking for the choke from the back.
Austurias working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Austurias has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Flynn.
Austurias lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Austurias.
Austurias has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Austurias is working the ground and pound. Can Flynn escape?
Flynn is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Flynn is taking damage to the body and head.
Flynn is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Austurias is working the ground and pound. Can Flynn escape?
Oh Flynn is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Austurias lands strikes from the back and Flynn isn't doing enough to escape the position. The referee steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Austurias!
A relieved looking Alexander Austurias thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wolf West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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29
215 lbs
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205 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
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Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wolf West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roberto Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cruz's head.
West comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by West there.
Cruz is rocked!
Cruz looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cruz is still on wobbly legs! Can West finish him?
A big left from West misses.
A telegraphed right hand from West misses the target.
West throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
West throws a looping overhand right but Cruz ducks down to avoid it.
Cruz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from West.
West throws an overhand right that has Cruz reeling! West follows up with more punches and Cruz is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Wolf West!
As Wolf West got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Fuck with the WEST get your ass laid to REST '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brett Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buhju Banton (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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36
264 lbs
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285 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
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brett Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buhju Banton!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gray drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee asks Gray politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gray prefers to stall for the moment though.
Banton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gray throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gray scoring with punches from side control.
Gray wants to lay and pray for a moment but Banton keeps working.
Banton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gray. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Banton is looking for a sweep.
Gray has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gray tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gray has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gray throws a strike aimed at the side of Banton's head but Banton avoids it well.
Banton is trying to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banton takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gray content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Banton tries to escape but Gray is in control.
Gray throws a strike aimed at the side of Banton's head but Banton avoids it well.
Gray trying to control the action but Banton is working from the bottom.
Banton wants to control but Gray postures up.
The ground and pound from Gray seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gray connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Banton some visible discomfort.
Gray sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Banton is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gray tries for a kimura but Banton is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gray tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banton is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Banton is trying to improve his position.
Gray working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gray is trying to get an arm triangle but Banton is defending well.
Banton defending against the ground and pound.
Banton defending against the ground and pound.
Gray creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Banton sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Banton takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sloppy strikes there by Gray.
Gray is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Banton is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gray has an Americana. Banton didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Gray is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Gray hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Brett Gray!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimura has chosen can't be touched as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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21
252 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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30
270 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimura throws the left hand but Stevens avoids the punch easily.
Stevens stuffs the takedown attempt from Kimura. Kimura gets slowly back to his feet.
Stevens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Kimura.
Kimura closes the distance and clinches up with Stevens, looking for a takedown. Kimura pushes Stevens against the cage but Stevens circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stevens moves out of range as Kimura strikes.
Kimura throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Stevens tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kimura is in Stevens's guard.
Kimura with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stevens tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kimura with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stevens had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kimura defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kimura is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kimura lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura with a nice head shot there.
Kimura thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kimura is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Stevens throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kimura won't allow Stevens to sweep him here.
Kimura working some strikes from top position.
Stevens working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kimura doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kimura manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stevens is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kimura defends well.
Stevens is breathing heavily.
Kimura throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kimura landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kimura is aware though and is defending well.
Kimura is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kimura working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kimura is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kimura cracks Stevens with a solid left hand.
Kimura postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kimura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kimura thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kimura thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kimura scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stevens is rocked!
Kimura arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Stevens's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joe Kimura!
Our winner, Joe Kimura, 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silent Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob has chosen Jungle Love- Morris Day And The Time as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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23
280 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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22
281 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silent Bob!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Bob does it's job there.
Mir changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bob tries to avoid it but Mir manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bob to the ground. Bob escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bob slaps away a takedown attempt from Mir, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bob misses with a body kick.
Bob swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bob tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mir shoots for a double leg takedown but Bob sprawls well. He's pushed Mir'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 Frank Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bob scores with a jab. Mir acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bob stuffs the takedown.
Mir looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mir misses with a takedown attempt - Bob sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mir shoots in and bounces Bob off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mir wants to control from the top but Bob keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir is really struggling to control Bob but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Mir postures up.
Bob wants to stand up but Mir is controlling him.
Mir is looking to work some ground and pound but Bob has wrist control.
Mir trying to control but Bob is working from the bottom.
Bob is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Frank Mir.
Bob lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bob misses with a body kick.
Bob connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mir checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mir walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Frank Mir has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bob throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sloppy strikes from Mir. Those never looked like landing.
Bob 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.
Bob feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mir's calf.
Bob sends Mir crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bob is motioning to the referee to let Mir up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Mir is rocked!
Bob lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mir's sensitive parts.
Oh Mir is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mir is breathing heavily.
Bob lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Mir - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Bob!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Silent Bob!
A very excited looking Silent Bob made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fenton Meeks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Adebesi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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35
154 lbs
29 - 20 - 0 |
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26
166 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fenton Meeks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Simon Adebesi!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adebesi ducks under a wild hook from Meeks.
The fighters circling - Adebesi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adebesi moves away from the strike by Meeks.
Simon Adebesi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meeks walks into a stiff left hand from Adebesi.
Meeks looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Meeks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adebesi.
Meeks needs to keep his hands up - Adebesi had a free shot at his head there.
Meeks ducks right into an uppercut from Adebesi.
Meeks connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Meeks thuds his right hand into Adebesi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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!
Adebesi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Adebesi throws a lazy right hand but Meeks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adebesi tries to bum rush Meeks with a series of wild strikes but Meeks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Meeks misses.
Adebesi throws a nice looking combination but Meeks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Adebesi swings widly with a right hand
and Meeks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Meeks works the jab nicely.
Meeks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adebesi.
Adebesi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meeks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeks connects with a crisp jab.
Adebesi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Meeks moves into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Meeks.
Adebesi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Meeks pressing his opponent against the cage.
Adebesi is trying to force a seperation but Meeks has the dominant position.
Meeks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adebesi or not.
Meeks lands a body shot in the clinch.
Meeks just leaning against Adebesi, taking a breather.
Meeks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Meeks keeps control of Adebesi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Adebesi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Meeks pushes Adebesi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meeks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meeks lands a hook that snaps the head of Adebesi backwards.
Adebesi is rocked!
Meeks lands a nice elbow.
Adebesi is still on wobbly legs! Can Meeks finish him?
Meeks creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Adebesi! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Meeks.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fenton Meeks!
Fenton Meeks seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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