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Extreme MMA-6 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Hero will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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198 lbs
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212 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Very strong |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Don Gable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Hero!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Hero as Gable shoots in.
Hero misses with an uppercut.
Gable tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hero defends well and Gable ends up having to push Hero into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hero pulls guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gable in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hero wants to stand but Gable is controlling the position.
Hero keeping moving, preventing Gable from controlling successfully.
Gable won't allow Hero to sweep him here.
Hero keeping full guard, as Gable tries to pass.
Gable is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hero wants to sweep here but Gable controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Don Gable has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gable avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gable feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hero is looking to stand up but Gable isn't so interested in that idea.
Hero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gable thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gable trying to control the position from guard on top but Hero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hero preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gable trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hero's head.
Gable distracts Hero with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hero has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Finch Farm. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Hero is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gable is controlling him.
Gable looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gable working some strikes from top position.
Gable prevents Hero from getting back to his feet.
Gable trying to control the position from guard on top but Hero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gable chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero keeping moving, preventing Gable from controlling successfully.
Gable working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hero's head.
Gable working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gable content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gable looking to sit in guard and control but Hero gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gable is on top in guard.
Gable gets to his feet. Hero looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hero slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Don Gable has been cut.
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!
Hero fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gable throws a sloppy body shot
and Hero counters with a head kick. That will keep Gable thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gable looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hero!
Gable lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gable trying to control the position but Hero is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hero is trying to work for a sweep but Gable has mounted him!
Hero tries to hold on but Gable pushes him away.
Gable is working for a guillotine from mount but Hero frees his head quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hero is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Gable dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don Gable'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.
Hero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hero gets caught flat footed, as Gable shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gable works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gable landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gable is working for a kimura but Hero is defending it quite comfortably.
Hero is not content to let Gable control the position.
Gable tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hero knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hero looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero pushes Gable off looking to stand but Gable dives back in and keeps control.
Gable is pressing down on Hero's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hero is holding on for now.
Gable seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hero does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Gable here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Gable controlling the pace.
Hero missing with punches from the bottom.
Hero has hold of Gable's hands but Gable slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gable works his way into side control.
Hero is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gable cracks Hero with a big right hand but Hero just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gable wants to control but Hero is keeping him busy.
Gable cracks Hero with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Gable working the head with strikes.
Hero misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Hero can't do much from the bottom here.
Hero tries to buck Gable off but Gable is having none of it.
Hero is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable cracks Hero with a big elbow.
Gable landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hero is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gable moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Gable scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hero is trying to control Gable's posture but Gable avoids it.
Gable trying to control the action but Hero is working from the bottom.
Check out the look on Gable's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Gable is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hero has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gable is chipping away with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gable trying to control the action but Hero is working from the bottom.
Gable scoring with punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hero tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Gable presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
BOOM! Gable connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Gable dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Don Gable'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!
Gable scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gable is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gable missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gable is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hero is looking to escape.
Gable wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hero keeps working.
Hero is looking to get back to full guard here but Gable has managed to pass to side control instead.
Gable is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hero can do to turn this around?
Gable cracks Hero with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Don Gable overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hero tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable works to advance to full mount. Hero defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Gable looking to finish Hero with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hero!
Gable tries to control but Hero wriggling away.
Gable has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hero's face.
Gable raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hero is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gable unloading with bombs!
Hero is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooh a big shot lands for Gable! Hero is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Don Gable!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Hotsauce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodoslav Makovozov (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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300 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Hotsauce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rodoslav Makovozov!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makovozov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Makovozov misses with a head kick.
Hotsauce dodges the punch combination from Makovozov.
Rodoslav Makovozov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hotsauce shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Makovozov defends it nicely.
Hotsauce keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Makovozov.
Makovozov misses with a wild combination.
Makovozov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Makovozov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hotsauce to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hotsauce is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hotsauce working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hotsauce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hotsauce passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Makovozov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Makovozov is looking for a sweep.
Makovozov should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hotsauce scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Makovozov to see if he's OK.
Makovozov parries the strikes from Hotsauce easily there. Hotsauce is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Makovozov to escape.
Hotsauce working the head and body with strikes.
Hotsauce tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hotsauce has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hotsauce landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Makovozov wants to control but Hotsauce postures up.
Hotsauce looks up at the clock and then as Makovozov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hotsauce smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hotsauce 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hotsauce working the ground and pound from side control.
Makovozov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hotsauce is trying to get an arm triangle but Makovozov is defending well.
Makovozov tries to buck Hotsauce off but Hotsauce is having none of it.
Hotsauce is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Makovozov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Makovozov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Makovozov taking a bit of punishment here - Hotsauce scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hotsauce lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Makovozov is looking for a sweep.
Hotsauce cracks Makovozov with a big elbow.
Hotsauce works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow 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!
Hotsauce scores with punches from side control.
Makovozov is not content to let Hotsauce control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Makovozov wants to control but Hotsauce postures up.
Hotsauce is putting a hurting on Makovozov here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hotsauce is working to tighten his grip on Makovozov's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Makovozov has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Hotsauce is really squeezing tight and eventually Makovozov passes out! Hotsauce breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Johnny Hotsauce!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Goodacre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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195 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonny Punch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Goodacre!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punch throws a leg kick
and Goodacre counters with a thumping low kick.
Punch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Goodacre lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Punch shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Goodacre defends it nicely.
Goodacre cracks Punch with a right hand to the side of the head.
Goodacre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Goodacre has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Punch is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Goodacre looks to throw the jab but Punch is out of range.
Punch tries to clinch there but Goodacre circles away.
Punch tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Goodacre is able to avoid easily.
Punch thows a leg kick but Goodacre checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Goodacre is able to avoid easily.
Goodacre lands with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Goodacre. Punch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Punch thows a leg kick but Goodacre checks it
letting Goodacre counter with a right hand.
Punch motions for Goodacre to come forward. Punch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Goodacre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been hearing reports that Punch has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nice jab there from Goodacre.
Nice sprawl there from Goodacre as Punch shoots in.
Punch tries for a takedown but Goodacre sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Punch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Punch will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd cheers as Goodacre lands an impressive looking overhand right. Punch doesn't seem phased though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Goodacre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punch takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Jonny Punch has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goodacre scores with a jab. Punch acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Goodacre connects with a solid leg kick.
Goodacre checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Punch drops his hands momentarily and Goodacre takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That kick from Goodacre tenderised Punch's leg. Punch is trying to keep his angry face on.
Goodacre throws a nice outside leg kick.
Goodacre throws out a powerful jab.
Punch on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Punch. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Goodacre is looking to score with low kicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Goodacre darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodacre scores with the left hand. Punch knows he should have avoided that one.
Punch swings for the body but Goodacre moves out of range.
Goodacre scores with the left hand. Punch knows he should have avoided that one.
Punch slips a jab and a cross from Goodacre.
Goodacre connects with a single shot there.
Punch moves out of range of the leg kick from Goodacre.
Punch checks a low kick from Goodacre.
Punch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Goodacre. Goodacre obviously looking to wear him down.
Punch misses the shot to the body.
Goodacre lands a really nice looking cross but Punch seems unphased.
Goodacre throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Punch.
Goodacre connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab from Punch misses.
Punch is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punch tries to work over Goodacre's front leg with a kick but Goodacre checks it.
Goodacre is looking to slow Punch down with leg kicks.
Goodacre throws a shot to the body.
Punch swings for the body but Goodacre moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goodacre looks to land a body kick but Punch moved away.
Punch shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Goodacre's guard.
Punch working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Goodacre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonny Punch's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Punch fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Goodacre works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Goodacre as Punch shoots in.
Jacob Goodacre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice cross by Goodacre.
Punch misses with a wild body shot.
Goodacre throws a solid leg kick but Punch takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Goodacre.
Punch walks into a stiff left hand from Goodacre.
Nice shot lands for Goodacre.
Punch walks into a jab.
Punch looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Goodacre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goodacre swings for the body but Punch moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Punch, right into the meat.
Goodacre fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Punch checks it well.
Goodacre closes the distance and lands a one-two.
An inside leg kick from Punch misses.
Good exchange - Goodacre coming out on top.
Punch blocks a leg kick.
Punch shoots for a takedown but Goodacre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Punch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Punch fails with a takedown attempt.
Goodacre blocks a low kick nicely.
Goodacre connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodacre looks to score with a jab to the body but Punch is just out of range.
Goodacre looks for the body kick but Punch saw that one coming.
A slapping body kick lands there for Goodacre.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Goodacre lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Punch has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Punch and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Punch defending well as Goodacre loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punch takes a swing at Goodacre's ribcage but misses.
Goodacre lands a jab to the nose.
Goodacre tries a low kick but Punch avoids it.
Nice jab there from Goodacre.
Jacob Goodacre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Goodacre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punch just misses with a punch to the body.
Punch throws a jab when Goodacre was well out of range.
Punch avoids a kick to the body.
No luck for Punch with that takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Goodacre.
Punch takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Punch sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Punch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Goodacre throws out a leg kick but Punch moves out of range and Goodacre only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodacre misses with a body kick.
Goodacre throws a nice inside leg kick.
Goodacre throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Goodacre connects with a single shot there.
Punch has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Goodacre finds it's way round the side to connect with Punch's head.
Goodacre cracks Punch with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goodacre throws a nice inside leg kick.
Punch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Goodacre can pounce on him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goodacre scores with a hook.
Punch on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Punch fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Goodacre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jonny Punch's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Punch throws a chopping leg kick but Goodacre manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Punch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Punch shoots for a double leg takedown but Goodacre sprawls well. He's pushed Punch's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Punch throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Punch tries to clinch up but Goodacre circles away and keeps his distance.
Punch has closed the distance and engaged Goodacre in a clinch.
Goodacre tries to break the clinch but Punch is controlling the position.
Goodacre tries to break free but Punch pushes him back against the cage.
Goodacre is looking to break free of the clinch but Punch has double underhooks.
Goodacre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Goodacre is trying to break the clinch but Punch is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodacre is trying to break free.
Goodacre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Punch keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Goodacre's efforts to push away.
Punch turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Goodacre is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Punch asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Punch 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.
Punch tries to move to mount but Goodacre blocks the move with his legs.
The ground and pound from Punch seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Goodacre takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Goodacre can do anything to dispel that myth.
Goodacre tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Punch wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Goodacre really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Punch. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Goodacre is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodacre is not content to let Punch control the position.
Goodacre wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
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!
Punch working the ground and pound but Goodacre is defending the strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Punch throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Punch in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Punch working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Punch looks up at the clock and then as Goodacre takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Punch smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Punch grinds an elbow into Goodacre's temple.
Goodacre is not content to let Punch control the position.
Goodacre wants to get back to his feet but Punch drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punch grinds an elbow into Goodacre's temple.
Punch wants to control but Goodacre is keeping him busy.
Punch cracks Goodacre with a big elbow.
Goodacre takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Punch cracks Goodacre with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Punch wants to control but Goodacre is keeping him busy.
Punch connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Goodacre some visible discomfort.
Punch working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Punch prevents Goodacre from escaping the position.
Goodacre takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jonny Punch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punch trying to control the action but Goodacre is working from the bottom.
Goodacre is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Punch has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Goodacre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Goodacre takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Goodacre wants to control but Punch postures up.
Punch connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Goodacre some visible discomfort.
Goodacre takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Punch landing a few strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goodacre is working to avoid the ground and pound but Punch connects with a decent elbow.
Punch in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jacob Goodacre is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Goodacre taking a bit of punishment here - Punch scoring with strikes.
Punch working the head with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Punch showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Goodacre has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Goodacre!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bernardo Bernardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane Harvey has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bernardo Bernardo's chin.
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bernardo Bernardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shane Harvey!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernardo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harvey as he jumps to the side.
Harvey scores with a one two! Bernardo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Harvey throws a big shot that misses.
Harvey scores with a three punch combo!
Shane Harvey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harvey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harvey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harvey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bernardo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bernardo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bernardo misses with a takedown
letting Harvey counter with a right hand.
Harvey throws an off balance right hand
and Bernardo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bernardo 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.
Bernardo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bernardo wants to control from the top but Harvey keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey wants to stand up but Bernardo is controlling him.
Bernardo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bernardo has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Bernardo prevents Harvey from getting back to his feet.
Bernardo tries to free his leg and advance position but Harvey is retaining full guard.
Bernardo looking to sit in guard and control but Harvey gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bernardo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bernardo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bernardo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harvey manages to get himself to full guard.
Bernardo prevents Harvey from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo wants to pass the guard but Harvey is keeping the position.
Harvey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bernardo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bernardo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Harvey looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Harvey looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Harvey!
Bernardo struggling a bit here.
Bernardo is looking for a sweep.
Harvey working away.
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!
Bernardo is looking for a sweep.
Harvey just content to control the position.
You can see the frustration on Bernardo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bernardo manages to get back to half guard.
Harvey seems to be looking for submissions.
Bernardo trying to control but Harvey postures up.
Bernardo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bernardo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Harvey stopping the sweep attempt from Bernardo.
Bernardo looking for a guillotine here but Harvey defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harvey trying to control the position from guard on top but Bernardo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harvey stopping the sweep attempt from Bernardo.
Bernardo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harvey can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bernardo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bernardo trying to pass the guard but Harvey defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernardo Bernardo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bernardo shoots for a double leg takedown but Harvey sprawls well. He's pushed Bernardo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Horrible takedown by Bernardo or perhaps it was just good defense by Harvey which made him look bad.
Harvey has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bernardo avoids the body shot from Harvey.
Harvey lands with a good body shot.
Harvey scores with the left hand. Bernardo knows he should have avoided that one.
Bernardo misses with a takedown attempt - Harvey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernardo Bernardo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harvey catches Bernardo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bernardo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Harvey slaps away a takedown attempt from Bernardo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bernardo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harvey circles away.
Bernardo slips a jab and a cross from Harvey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernardo throws a head kick but Harvey moves out of range.
Harvey throws a good cross that connects.
Harvey scores with a body shot.
Harvey throws a good cross that connects.
Harvey connects with the punch.
Bernardo is looking to clinch but Harvey is avoiding it.
Harvey throws a one two combo.
Harvey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harvey throws a body punch but Bernardo moves out of range.
Nice shot by Harvey.
Harvey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harvey just misses with a punch to the body.
Harvey slaps away a takedown attempt from Bernardo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shane Harvey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bernardo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bernardo. Bernardo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bernardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harvey moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bernardo fails with the takedown
and Harvey counters with a straight right hand.
Harvey clobbers Bernardo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harvey thuds a left hand into Bernardo's body.
The crowd cheers as Harvey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bernardo doesn't seem phased though.
Bernardo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harvey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bernardo.
Harvey lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bernardo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harvey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bernardo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bernardo walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harvey.
Harvey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bernardo has a takedown stuffed.
Harvey scores with a jab to the head.
Bernardo has a takedown stuffed.
Bernardo moves out of range of the strikes.
Harvey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harvey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harvey 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.
Harvey lands a jab to Bernardo's midsection.
Harvey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bernardo.
Bernardo looks for a takedown but Harvey sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Harvey misses.
Shane Harvey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harvey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bernardo.
Nice shot lands for Harvey.
Harvey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harvey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harvey connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harvey throws a hook but Bernardo avoids it easily.
Harvey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bernardo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harvey as he jumps to the side.
Bernardo has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Harvey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bernardo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bernardo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harvey works over Bernardo's head and body with a nice combination.
Harvey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bernardo.
Harvey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bernardo's hands.
Bernardo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bernardo defending well as Harvey loads up on a big left hand.
Harvey throws an overhand right that lands on Bernardo's shoulder, as Bernardo tries to avoid the shot.
Bernardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harvey.
Bernardo tries to clinch there but Harvey circles away.
Bernardo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bernardo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Harvey connects with a body shot that sends Bernardo's belly button to the back.
Harvey throws a series of punches but Bernardo moves out of range.
Bernardo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernardo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bernardo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bernardo moves away from the strike by Harvey.
Bernardo shoots for a double leg takedown but Harvey sprawls well. He's pushed Bernardo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harvey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bernardo.
Bernardo tries to clinch but Harvey moves out of range.
Bernardo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bernardo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bernardo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harvey misses with a straight left.
Bernardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No luck for Bernardo with that takedown attempt.
Bernardo tries for a takedown but Harvey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernardo Bernardo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harvey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bernardo momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo tries for a takedown but Harvey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harvey stuns Bernardo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bernardo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bernardo Bernardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bernardo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bernardo shoots for a takedown but Harvey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Harvey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bernardo's head.
Bernardo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harvey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bernardo scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bernardo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Harvey lands the left hand.
Bernardo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice uppercut lands for Harvey. That snapped Bernardo's head back.
Harvey throws a jab when Bernardo was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harvey.
Harvey throws out a loose jab but Bernardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bernardo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harvey misses with an uppercut. Bernardo saw that one coming.
Harvey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bernardo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harvey throws a looping overhand right but Bernardo ducks down to avoid it.
No luck for Bernardo with that takedown attempt.
Bernardo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harvey throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bernardo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Harvey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bernardo drops his hands momentarily and Harvey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Harvey loads up on a big right hand but Bernardo slips the punch.
Bernardo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harvey is fending him off so far but Bernardo persists. Nope, Harvey circles away and we're back to standing.
Bernardo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bernardo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bernardo.
Harvey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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.
Bernardo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A left lands for Harvey.
Harvey scores with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Harvey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Harvey has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Harvey!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Gaarlandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
140 lbs
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24
140 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jesus Gaarlandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyrion Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gaarlandt to the mat! Gaarlandt manages to get full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gaarlandt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lannister defends well.
Lannister trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaarlandt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gaarlandt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gaarlandt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gaarlandt looking for a guillotine here but Lannister defends easily.
Lannister trying to control but Gaarlandt is working from the bottom.
Gaarlandt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lannister is aware though and is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lannister got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gaarlandt has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lannister has managed to get both his arms back between Gaarlandt's legs - danger averted.
Gaarlandt has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lannister can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lannister stopping the sweep attempt from Gaarlandt.
Lannister trying to control but Gaarlandt is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister slips nicely into half guard.
Gaarlandt moves into full guard.
Gaarlandt keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
Gaarlandt working for a triangle but Lannister defends it easily.
Gaarlandt looking for a sweep. Not yet Gaarlandt, not yet.
Gaarlandt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lannister trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaarlandt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lannister looking to pass the guard.
Gaarlandt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lannister defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister pushes down on Gaarlandt's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gaarlandt is defending against the submission attempts here by Lannister.
Lannister prevents Gaarlandt from improving his position.
Gaarlandt is staying active underneath Lannister, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaarlandt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gaarlandt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gaarlandt actively working from the bottom here.
Lannister is looking to advance position but Gaarlandt won't allow it.
Lannister is looking to take a break and control but Gaarlandt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister wants to work for an arm triangle but Gaarlandt is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gaarlandt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lannister has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Hate Made Me Asylum. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Gaarlandt is refusing to be controlled, as Lannister sits in half guard.
Lannister trying to pass the guard but Gaarlandt defending well.
Lannister seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gaarlandt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lannister wants to work for an arm triangle but Gaarlandt is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gaarlandt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lannister is looking to advance position but Gaarlandt won't allow it.
Lannister prevents Gaarlandt from improving his position.
Gaarlandt looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister wants to work for an arm triangle but Gaarlandt is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gaarlandt looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lannister works his way into side control.
Gaarlandt manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lannister's best efforts.
Gaarlandt won't allow Lannister to pass to mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lannister looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lannister is keen to just control but Gaarlandt is a slippery customer.
Gaarlandt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gaarlandt is trying to get back to full guard.
Lannister is looking to take a break and control but Gaarlandt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lannister looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jesus Gaarlandt will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gaarlandt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lannister looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gaarlandt manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gaarlandt is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Lannister has his hands clasped together but Gaarlandt extends and breaks Lannister's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gaarlandt.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jesus Gaarlandt!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aiko Flaviano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jobert Sucaldito (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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27
208 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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24
190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aiko Flaviano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jobert Sucaldito!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flaviano throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sucaldito swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Flaviano cracks Sucaldito with a good jab.
Sucaldito just misses with a punch to the body.
Aiko Flaviano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sucaldito takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Flaviano throws a nice head kick!
Sucaldito chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Flaviano can pounce on him.
Flaviano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sucaldito misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sucaldito drops his hands momentarily and Flaviano takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sucaldito thows a body shot but no joy.
Flaviano slips under a jab.
Flaviano digs a good body shot into Sucaldito's ribs.
Sucaldito looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Flaviano keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sucaldito throws a series of strikes that have Flaviano backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Sucaldito, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Flaviano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sucaldito. Flaviano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sucaldito throws a combination that misses
and Flaviano counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sucaldito is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Flaviano moves out of range as Sucaldito strikes.
Flaviano scores with a kick to the body.
Sucaldito throws a left and a right that both miss
and Flaviano counters with a crisp one two that drops Sucaldito! Flaviano thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sucaldito to his feet! Sucaldito is in big trouble!
Sucaldito is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crack! A monster head kick from Flaviano and Sucaldito falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Flaviano!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aiko Flaviano!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Just Falcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Just Falcon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Austin!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Falcon throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Austin counters with a leg kick.
Falcon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Austin.
Falcon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Austin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Falcon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Falcon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Austin counters with an outside leg kick.
Falcon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Falcon throws a hook to the side of Austin's head but Austin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Falcon.
A decent looking cross lands there for Falcon.
Falcon misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Falcon does it's job there.
Falcon tests Austin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A combination from Falcon does no damage.
Falcon stuns Austin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Falcon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Falcon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Austin's sensitive parts.
Falcon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Falcon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Austins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcon cracks Austin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Falcon tries to land a body kick
and Austin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falcon thows a body shot but no joy.
Falcon gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Austin counters with a nice body shot.
Falcon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Falcon looks to throw a body kick
and Austin counters with a good low kick that Falcon was not able to check.
Falcon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Austin doesn't seem bothered though.
Falcon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Austin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Falcon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Austin. Austin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Falcon misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcon with a hook.
Falcon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Austin will feel that in the morning.
Austin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Falcon.
Falcon misses with a body shot.
Falcon throws a right hand that misses
and Austin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Just Falcon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falcon is breathing heavily.
Falcon misses with a looping right.
Falcon closes the distance and clinches.
Falcon lands a hook that snaps the head of Austin backwards.
Falcon dodges an elbow strike from Austin.
Austin trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin takes a shot to the head.
Falcon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Austin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Austin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Austin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Falcon blocks an elbow strike.
Austin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Falcon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Austin's elbow.
Falcon avoiding damage as Austin throws knees to the body.
Falcon tries to land a knee to the head but Austin blocks with his arms.
Falcon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Austin misses with a punch to the body.
Falcon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Austin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Falcon has a couple of punches blocked by Austin.
Austin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Austin lands an elbow that stopped Falcon in his tracks for a moment.
Austin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Falcon blocks an elbow strike from Austin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steve Austin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Falcon misses with a left hand
and Austin counters with a big head kick but Falcon shrugs it off.
Steve Austin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Falcon is looking to land body kicks.
Falcon misses with a leg kick
and Austin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Austin checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Falcon is predictable there
and Austin counters with a low kick, right behind Falcon 's knee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falcon swings widly with a right hand
and Austin counters with an outside leg kick.
Falcon lands with a good body shot.
Falcon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Austin.
Falcon misses with a body punch
and Austin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Falcon's knee momentarily.
Falcon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Steve Austin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Falcon.
Falcon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Falcon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Danga de danga de dang - Falcon scores with a four punch combination!
Falcon misses with a leg kick
and Austin counters with a nice uppercut.
Falcon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Austin manages to avoid it.
Falcon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Austin swats away the attempt to clinch by Falcon.
Falcon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falcon misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Falcon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Austin manages to avoid it.
Falcon tries to land a body kick
and Austin counters with an inside leg kick.
Falcon misses with a leg kick
and Austin counters with a hugh head kick that removes Falcon from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Steve Austin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glen Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Potz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Craig Potz 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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265 lbs
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280 lbs
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Glen Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Craig Potz !
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potz tries to clinch but Jacobs moves out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jacobs.
Jacobs cracks Potz with a big right hand but Potz just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Potz is not content to let Jacobs control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Potz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Potz wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Potz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jacobs lands a decent elbow from side control.
Potz can't do much from the bottom here.
Potz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jacobs. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Potz bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Potz wants to clinch up but Jacobs keeps it at a distance.
Potz doesn't manage to clinch there - Jacobs circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs keeps the fight on the outside.
Jacobs shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Potz 's guard.
Jacobs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jacobs stands and throws Potz 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jacobs in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jacobs thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacobs misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Potz throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Jacobs cracks Potz with a big right hand but Potz just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jacobs looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Potz is avoiding damage well.
Jacobs tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Potz is trying to escape and Jacobs transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Potz is forced to tap! Nice work there by Jacobs! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Glen Jacobs!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riley Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cosme Cosme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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30
255 lbs
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250 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Riley Grimm!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Cosme Cosme!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimm has a takedown stuffed.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Grimm crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cosme - the referee stops the clock and Grimm gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cosme. Grimm manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Grimm tries for a takedown but Cosme circles away easily
and Cosme counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cosme.
Grimm keeping moving, preventing Cosme from controlling successfully.
Grimm is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Grimm keeping moving, preventing Cosme from controlling successfully.
Cosme throws a big right hand that misses.
Cosme trying to control the position from guard on top but Grimm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cosme told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cosme postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grimm lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cosme!
Cosme wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosme is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cosme wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Grimm.
Cosme is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cosme takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cosme tries to hold on but Grimm pushes him away.
BOOM! Grimm connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cosme in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cosme wants to hold on but Grimm pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cosme is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Grimm landing shots from mount.
Grimm working the ground and pound effectively.
Cosme is rocked!
Cosme is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cosme is still in real trouble! Can Grimm finish him?
Grimm landing shots from mount.
Grimm connects with a bit shot that sees Cosme covering up! More strikes from Grimm and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Grimm is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Riley Grimm!
Riley Grimm is the new heavyweight champion!
Riley Grimm made sure to mention his sponsor, Blood Bank ($10) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Attilius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Fatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fatu has chosen Umaga as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcus Attilius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eddie Fatu!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fatu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fatu tries for a takedown but Attilius sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fatu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Attilius sprawls well. Attilius wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fatu gets slowly back to his feet.
Marcus Attilius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Fatu.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fatu.
Fatu looking to score a takedown here. Attilius is defending well but Fatu drives through and ends up in Attilius's guard.
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.
Attilius is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Attilius preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fatu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fatu is looking to work some ground and pound but Attilius has wrist control.
Fatu prevents Attilius from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Attilius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fatu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Attilius is looking to stand up but Fatu isn't so interested in that idea.
Attilius manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Fatu fails with a takedown attempt.
Fatu has a takedown stuffed.
Fatu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fatu shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fatu showed some decent athleticism there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fatu is trying to control the action in half guard but Attilius is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attilius is trying to stand up here but Fatu is controlling him well.
Fatu wants to control but Attilius is keeping him busy.
Fatu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Attilius pushes Fatu off looking to stand but Fatu dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fatu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Attilius blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fatu.
Attilius tries to kick Fatu off but Fatu keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Attilius is defending against the submission attempts here by Fatu.
Attilius blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fatu.
Attilius blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fatu.
Attilius looks like he's trying to stand up.
Attilius pushes Fatu off and gets back to his feet.
Fatu closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Attilius to the mat! Attilius manages to get full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Attilius wants to stand but Fatu is controlling the position.
Attilius has momentary wrist control but Fatu slips an elbow through the middle.
Fatu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fatu stops Attilius from standing up.
Attilius keeping moving, preventing Fatu from controlling successfully.
Fatu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Attilius wants to stand up but Fatu is controlling him.
Fatu wants to control from the top but Attilius keeps moving.
Fatu working some strikes from top position.
Fatu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fatu not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fatu won't allow Attilius to get back to his feet.
Attilius utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fatu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Attilius preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fatu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Attilius is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Attilius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fatu cracks Attilius with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fatu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Attilius pinned against the cage. Attilius gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fatu changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Attilius looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Attilius is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Fatu has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Fatu wants to control but Attilius is keeping him busy.
Fatu scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Fatu dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fatu tries for a takedown but Attilius sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fatu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Attilius avoids it really well and circles away.
Fatu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Attilius defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fatu.
Marcus Attilius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Fatu.
Attilius displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fatu.
Fatu tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Attilius defends well and Fatu ends up having to push Attilius into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Attilius breaks the clinch.
Fatu connects with a right hand. Attilius shakes it off.
Fatu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Attilius tries to avoid it but Fatu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Attilius to the ground. Attilius escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fatu is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatu darts in looking for a takedown but Attilius gets double underhooks and turns Fatu into the cage.
Attilius manages to break the clinch.
Fatu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Attilius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fatu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fatu misses with a double jab.
Fatu shoots for a double leg takedown but Attilius sprawls well. He's pushed Fatu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Attilius looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fatu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Attilius's waist but Attilius gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fatu off to one side.
Fatu shoots for a takedown but Attilius saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fatu shoots in and drives through. Attilius sprawls well.
Fatu shoots and misses
and Attilius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Horrible takedown by Fatu or perhaps it was just good defense by Attilius which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fatu has a takedown stuffed.
Fatu has his takedown stuffed
and Attilius counters with a big head kick but Fatu shrugs it off.
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!
Fatu doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Attilius to counter with a crisp jab.
Attilius stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Attilius wants it to stay on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fatu.
Fatu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Attilius counters with a low kick, right behind Fatu 's knee.
Marcus Attilius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fatu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Attilius counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatu swinging wildly here.
Nice takedown defense from Attilius. No joy for Fatu on that attempt.
Fatu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Attilius but Attilius pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Attilius leaves Fatu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fatu dives in and grabs Attilius's left leg, looking for a takedown. Attilius pushes down on Fatu's head and hops out.
Fatu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Attilius's waist but Attilius gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fatu off to one side.
Fatu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Attilius's waist but Attilius gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fatu off to one side.
Fatu shoots and misses
and Attilius counters with a left to the body.
Fatu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Attilius counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fatu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Attilius sprawls well. Attilius wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fatu gets slowly back to his feet.
Fatu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Attilius counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Fatu has his takedown stuffed
and Attilius counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Attilius displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fatu.
Fatu fails with a takedown attempt.
Attilius slaps away a takedown attempt from Fatu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fatu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Attilius dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fatu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Attilius as he jumps to the side.
Fatu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice takedown defense from Attilius. No joy for Fatu on that attempt.
Marcus Attilius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Fatu.
Attilius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fatu.
Fatu fails to land the takedown.
Fatu shoots in looking for a takedown but Attilius manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fatu's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Eddie Fatu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fatu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fatu tries for a takedown but Attilius sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fatu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Attilius pinned against the cage. Attilius gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fatu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatu shoots and misses
and Attilius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fatu shoots in but Attilius avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fatu tries for a takedown but Attilius circles away easily
and Attilius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fatu dives in and grabs Attilius's left leg, looking for a takedown. Attilius pushes down on Fatu's head and hops out.
Fatu has his takedown stuffed
and Attilius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fatu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fatu shoots in for a takedown but Attilius shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fatu.
Fatu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Attilius counters with a left to the body.
Marcus Attilius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fatu shoots and misses
and Attilius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fatu shoots in and drives through. Attilius sprawls well.
Fatu misses with a shot to the body
and Attilius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fatu fails to land the takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Attilius defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fatu.
Nice takedown defense from Attilius. No joy for Fatu on that attempt.
Fatu throws a combination that misses
and Attilius counters with a stiff right hand.
Fatu misses with a takedown
and Attilius counters with a head kick. That will keep Fatu thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
No luck for Fatu with that takedown attempt.
Fatu shoots in for a takedown but Attilius shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatu looks for a takedown but Attilius sprawls well.
Fatu throws a hook to the side of Attilius's head but Attilius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Attilius stuffs the takedown attempt from Fatu. Fatu gets slowly back to his feet.
Fatu fails to land the takedown.
Fatu with a lazy takedown attempt
and Attilius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fatu fails with the takedown
and Attilius counters with a solid body kick.
Fatu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Attilius leaves Fatu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Attilius is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fatu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Attilius tries to avoid it but Fatu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Attilius to the ground. Attilius escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Attilius displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fatu.
Fatu with a poor takedown
and Attilius counters with a straight right hand.
Fatu shoots in for a double leg but Attilius sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Attilius leaves Fatu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fatu misses with a takedown
and Attilius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fatu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Attilius as he avoids it easily.
Fatu misses with a combination
and Attilius counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcus Attilius.
I think Attilius 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Attilius!
Marcus Attilius decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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