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DFC 14: Freyer Vs. Cold PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Swanson struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson throws a sloppy head kick
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Jones moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Swanson fails to land.
Swanson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Swanson throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Swanson gets control of Jones's arms and successfully pulls guard. Swanson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
It looks like Matt Swanson has been cut.
Swanson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Swanson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Jones seems to have locked his on tight now - Swanson screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Jones, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Roy Jones!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richie Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles David Leddill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richie Hart looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richie Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charles David Leddill!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leddill goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Richie Hart has been cut.
Leddill drops Hart with a nice combination! Leddill dives into Hart's guard, looking to finish!
Hart is rocked!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Leddill stands up from Hart's guard - Leddill perhaps looking for a knockout.
Oh Hart is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leddill connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hart's hands.
Leddill closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Hart! Leddill dives in looking to finish! Hart is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles David Leddill!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Beckford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank King struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jermaine Beckford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank King!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckford with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Beckford ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beckford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
King moves in looking to clinch but Beckford pushes him off.
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Beckford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Beckford circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King tries to clinch but Beckford moves away
and Beckford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Frank King has been cut.
Beckford looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from King.
We've been informed that King has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Beckford fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Beckford circles away.
A shot to the liver by Beckford. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beckford lands a nice looking body shot.
King looks winded!
King shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Beckford digs a good hook to King's body.
Beckford definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Beckford is looking to wear down King with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
King takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckford smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
King tries to clinch but Beckford is having none of it.
King wants to clinch but Beckford slips to the side
and Beckford counters with a crisp right that sends King to the canvas! Beckford follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jermaine Beckford!
Jermaine Beckford decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slevin Calevra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yves Vladimir Kuznetsov Smirknov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuznetsov Smirknov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Europe - The final countdown. Yves Vladimir Kuznetsov Smirknov has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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183 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Slevin Calevra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yves Vladimir Kuznetsov Smirknov!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kuznetsov Smirknov.
Kuznetsov Smirknov wants to clinch but Calevra slips to the side
and Calevra counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kuznetsov Smirknov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A slapping leg kick lands for Calevra.
Calevra looks to land a combination but Kuznetsov Smirknov avoids it well.
Kuznetsov Smirknov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Calevra counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Calevra.
Calevra definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuznetsov Smirknov tries to score a body lock takedown but Calevra shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Slevin Calevra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yves Vladimir Kuznetsov Smirknov.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kuznetsov Smirknov tries to break the clinch but Calevra is controlling the position.
Knees to the body from Calevra.
Kuznetsov Smirknov is trying to break free.
Kuznetsov Smirknov tries to pull guard but Calevra forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Calevra.
Kuznetsov Smirknov looks winded!
The referee is keeping an eye on Calevra - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calevra prevents the takedown attempt.
Kuznetsov Smirknov is trying to break free.
Calevra displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kuznetsov Smirknov up against the cage.
Calevra connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kuznetsov Smirknov's face.
Calevra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kuznetsov Smirknov tries a head kick but it misses.
Calevra feints a jab and as Kuznetsov Smirknov dips his head, Calevra unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Kuznetsov Smirknov right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Kuznetsov Smirknov falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Calevra smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Slevin Calevra!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Crasher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukas Gottfridsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Crasher could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lukas Gottfridsson's chin.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Good kicks
Powerful |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Crasher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lukas Gottfridsson!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crasher dives in for a single leg takedown but Gottfridsson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gottfridsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Crasher.
Crasher jumps guard but Gottfridsson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've been hearing reports that Crasher has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gottfridsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gottfridsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gottfridsson tries to clinch but Crasher is having none of it.
Gottfridsson is looking to clinch.
Crasher slips a jab and a cross from Gottfridsson.
Gottfridsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Crasher tries to pull guard but Gottfridsson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Crasher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gottfridsson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gottfridsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Crasher avoids the damage to the body.
Gottfridsson taking a breather.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Crasher.
Gottfridsson scores a nice knee to the body.
Gottfridsson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gottfridsson tries a knee to the head but Crasher blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gottfridsson digs a right hand underneath Crasher's ribcage. Crasher let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Crasher has had enough of the clinch but Gottfridsson keeps him there for the moment.
Gottfridsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gottfridsson dodges the punch combination from Crasher.
Crasher drives through and clinches with Gottfridsson against the cage.
Gottfridsson breaks from the clinch.
Gottfridsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crasher tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gottfridsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gottfridsson misses with a looping right.
Gottfridsson misses with a wild combination.
A head kick by Gottfridsson misses
and Crasher counters with a big head kick but Gottfridsson shrugs it off.
Gottfridsson drives through and clinches with Crasher against the cage.
Gottfridsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gottfridsson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Crasher up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gottfridsson tries a knee to the head but Crasher blocks it.
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!
Gottfridsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gottfridsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crasher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gottfridsson moves in looking to clinch but Crasher pushes him off.
Crasher tries for a takedown but Gottfridsson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Crasher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horrible takedown by Crasher or perhaps it was just good defense by Gottfridsson which made him look bad.
Gottfridsson throws a right hand that Crasher ducks under and follows up with a left that Crasher also avoids with ease.
Lukas Gottfridsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crasher has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gottfridsson.
Crasher has Gottfridsson pushed against the cage.
Gottfridsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gottfridsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Crasher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crasher is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Gottfridsson just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Crasher has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lukas Gottfridsson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mandril Cuchillero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mandril Cuchillero told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aaron Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mandril Cuchillero!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Knight.
A right-left combo lands from Knight.
Knight rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cuchillero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knight pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cuchillero shoots in and drives through. Knight sprawls well.
Cuchillero checks a leg kick.
Cuchillero fails with a takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cuchillero is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Knight.
Some wild striking there from Knight.
Knight throws a combination. Cuchillero tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cuchillero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knight scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cuchillero shoots for a takedown but Knight saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Aaron Knight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mandril Cuchillero.
Knight feints a jab promting Cuchillero to slip. Knight then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cuchillero slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Knight fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cuchillero, pushing him back against the cage.
Cuchillero changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Knight fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cuchillero shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Knight defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cuchillero back to the cage. Knight follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Knight shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cuchillero shoots for a takedown but Knight saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Knight throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cuchillero looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No luck for Cuchillero with that takedown attempt.
Mandril Cuchillero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight gets in close and tags Cuchillero with a short punch that almost sends Cuchillero to the mat! Oh Cuchillero is in big trouble! He turns his back on Knight, trying to create some distance but Knight rushes him, striking wildly and Cuchillero goes down! The referee tackles Knight into the cage to end the fight! Knight is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Knight!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Artleby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Stewart (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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213 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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alan Artleby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Stewart!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artleby uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stewart has time to react.
Artleby shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Stewart napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Stewart taking a bit of punishment here - Artleby scoring with strikes.
Artleby connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Stewart some visible discomfort.
Artleby is chipping away with strikes.
Artleby landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Artleby works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stewart is trying to get back to half guard.
Artleby controlling from side mount.
Stewart tries to buck Artleby off but Artleby is having none of it.
Artleby wants to control but Stewart is keeping him busy.
Stewart is looking to reverse the position.
Artleby is chipping away with strikes.
Stewart takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Artleby landing a few strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Stewart sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Artleby landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stewart wants to get back to full guard.
Artleby is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Stewart looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Artleby definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Artleby is nestled in close to Stewart, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Artleby.
Artleby working the head and body with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stewart looking for submissions off his back.
Stewart looks winded!
Artleby seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Artleby lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artleby looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Stewart looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Artleby looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stewart with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Artleby content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Stewart looking for submissions off his back.
Artleby not doing much here.
Artleby's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Artleby pushes down on Stewart's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ground and pound from Artleby.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Artleby in particular looking to stall.
Artleby seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Stewart for as long as he can get away with.
Artleby scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Artleby lands with a punch from half guard.
Still in half guard, Artleby seems content to control.
Artleby scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Artleby is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Stewart!
Stewart tries to lock up and control but Artleby gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Artleby connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Artleby lands a nice shot to the head.
Artleby trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stewart takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Artleby landing strikes from the mount and Stewart is in trouble!
Stewart tries to lock up and control but Artleby gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Artleby raining down hammerfists from mount.
Artleby controlling from the full mount.
Artleby lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Artleby lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stewart hang on?
Artleby with good strikes from the mount here!
Stewart is rocked!
Stewart takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Artleby's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alan Artleby!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyron Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyron Marshall looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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26
245 lbs
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23
240 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juan Fernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyron Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fernandez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fernandez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Marshall.
Fernandez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Marshall is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fernandez keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Fernandez trying to control but Marshall postures up.
Marshall tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Marshall with the ground and pound but Fernandez uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Fernandez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Marshall!
Fernandez controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fernandez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Marshall's face.
Fernandez unloads with some shots from mount but Marshall bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fernandez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fernandez trying to control but Marshall is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fernandez lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall is in a horrible position here. Fernandez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Marshall is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fernandez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez has hold of Marshall's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Marshall manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Fernandez with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fernandez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Fernandez dominated that round.
That's time! Fernandez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fernandez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fernandez shoots in and drives through. Marshall sprawls well.
Marshall tries to clinch there but Fernandez circles away.
Horrible takedown by Fernandez or perhaps it was just good defense by Marshall which made him look bad.
Marshall misses with a jab, cross combination.
A left and a right from Marshall both land. Nice combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marshall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marshall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fernandez keeps the fight on the outside.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fernandez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fernandez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fernandez is trying to stall.
Marshall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marshall fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fernandez, pushing him back against the cage.
Marshall fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez avoiding damage as Marshall throws knees to the body.
Fernandez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Marshall gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Fernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marshall breaks from the clinch.
Marshall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fernandez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fernandez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Marshall's guard.
Marshall is breathing heavily.
Marshall wants to stand and escape but Fernandez is having none of it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fernandez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marshall working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fernandez.
Fernandez trying to control but Marshall is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fernandez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marshall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Marshall darts in and clinches Fernandez up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Marshall throws an elbow that misses.
Fernandez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Marshall gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshall throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Marshall lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Juan Fernandez has been cut.
Marshall misses with a knee to the head.
Fernandez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Marshall just stands there and leans against the cage.
Marshall tries to land knees in the clinch but Fernandez avoids the damage to the body.
Fernandez is trying to push Marshall away but Marshall has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez jumps guard but Marshall turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Marshall lands an elbow that stopped Fernandez in his tracks for a moment.
Marshall avoiding damage.
Marshall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Marshall looking to throw knees to the head but Fernandez is blocking nicely.
Marshall lands an elbow that stopped Fernandez in his tracks for a moment.
Marshall looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fernandez tries to land knees in the clinch but Marshall avoids the damage to the body.
Fernandez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Marshall pulls his leg out and moves away.
Marshall wants to clinch up but Fernandez keeps it at a distance.
Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fernandez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Fernandez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fernandez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fernandez gets tackled into the cage by Marshall. Marshall maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fernandez.
Marshall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fernandez.
Fernandez stalling in the clinch but Marshall improves position.
Fernandez is trying to push Marshall away but Marshall has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Marshall throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fernandez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marshall lands an elbow that stopped Fernandez in his tracks for a moment.
Fernandez takes an elbow to the forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marshall throws an elbow but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fernandez is trying to stall.
Marshall is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyron Marshall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juan Fernandez'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fernandez has Marshall up against the cage in a clinch.
Marshall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Marshall taking a breather.
Fernandez avoids the elbow strike from Marshall, against the cage.
Marshall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marshall shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fernandez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Marshall's guard now.
Fernandez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Marshall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fernandez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall is being controlled here.
Marshall is looking to get back to his feet here but Fernandez is keeping cool and he's managed to take Marshall's back.
Fernandez has Marshall flattened out and is raining down punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Fernandez's arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marshall has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Fernandez has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Marshall! Can he survive? No! He's out! Fernandez gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Juan Fernandez!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fridolf Gothberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Turbando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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19
178 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fridolf Gothberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Turbando!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gothberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turbando takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
No joy there for Gothberg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Turbando takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gothberg misses with a hook.
Turbando takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Turbando looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A punch combination from Gothberg misses.
Gothberg thuds his right hand into Turbando's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Turbando ducks under a wild hook from Gothberg.
Gothberg throws a looping overhand right but Turbando ducks down to avoid it.
Gothberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gothberg looks to throw the jab but Turbando is out of range.
Turbando avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turbando takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice defenses there by Turbando.
Turbando takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gothberg throws a hook but Turbando avoids it easily.
Gothberg misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Gothberg. Beautiful body shot.
Gothberg throws a right hand that misses
and Turbando counters with a three punch combo that has Gothberg backing up. Gothberg nods at Turbando to acknowledge the strikes.
Turbando scores with a jab to the body.
Gothberg clinches up against the cage.
Gothberg gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Turbando.
Gothberg is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gothberg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gothberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turbando looks for a takedown but Gothberg sprawls well.
Fridolf Gothberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Turbando.
Gothberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've been told by Gothberg's head coaches at The Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Turbando does no damage.
Gothberg lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gothberg throws a looping overhand right but Turbando ducks down to avoid it.
Gothberg closes the distance and pushes Turbando back into the cage.
Gothberg is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Gothberg.
It looks like Thomas Turbando has been cut.
Gothberg trying to land knees to the body.
Turbando dodges an elbow strike from Gothberg.
Turbando looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gothberg pushes off an throws an elbow but Turbando leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gothberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turbando takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gothberg rushes Turbando and presses him up against the cage.
Gothberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by Gothberg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turbando on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Turbando ducks under a wild hook from Gothberg.
Gothberg cracks Turbando with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gothberg swings for the body but Turbando moves out of range.
Turbando shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Turbando is rocked!
Gothberg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turbando.
Turbando is still on wobbly legs! Can Gothberg finish him?
Gothberg lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Turbando falls backwards - clearly groggy! Gothberg dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fridolf Gothberg!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Too Cold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zander Freyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freyer has chosen Milquetoast by Helmet as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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185 lbs
3 - 0 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Too Cold!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Zander Freyer!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cold tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Freyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Freyer closes the distance and pushes Cold back into the cage.
Freyer lands with a left to the head.
Freyer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cold drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Freyer lands an elbow just above Cold 's eye.
It looks like Too Cold has been cut.
Freyer scores a nice knee to the body.
Cold is breathing heavily.
Freyer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Freyer presses Cold against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Freyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Freyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Freyer rushes Cold and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Freyer is pushing Cold up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Freyer cracks Cold with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freyer lands an elbow inside.
Freyer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Freyer.
Freyer rushes Cold and presses him up against the cage.
Freyer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Freyer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cold backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Freyer.
Freyer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Freyer.
Freyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Freyer pushes Cold away with a front kick.
Too Cold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Freyer connects with a leg kick. Cold looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Freyer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cold to the mat! Cold manages to get full guard.
Freyer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cold will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cold has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Freyer is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Cold.
Freyer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cold. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freyer taking a breather here.
Let's hope that Freyer has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cold wants to control but Freyer postures up.
Freyer in side control, just content to control the action for now.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Zander Freyer hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Freyer scores with a leg kick.
Freyer pushes Cold up against the cage in a clinch.
Freyer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Freyer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Freyer drives through and clinches with Cold against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freyer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cold in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Freyer lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Freyer - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freyer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Freyer lands a hook that snaps the head of Cold backwards.
Freyer leaning against his opponent.
Freyer lands a shoulder strike.
Freyer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Freyer lands an elbow inside that Cold shrugs off.
A hook to the body from Freyer.
Freyer lands an elbow just above Cold 's eye.
Freyer slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice elbow from Freyer.
Cold really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Freyer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Freyer throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Cold crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Zander Freyer! Zander Freyer retains his middleweight title!
Zander Freyer thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Too Cold stepped up to the mic, saying 'he is tough dude'.
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