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The Fallout - Vault 014 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tito Hawes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jet Fen (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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195 lbs
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193 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tito Hawes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jet Fen!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fen ducks under a wild hook from Hawes.
Fen jabs at Hawes's body.
Fen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hawes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hawes is trying to stand up here but Fen is controlling him well.
Hawes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hawes tries to get out of the position.
Fen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fen is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Hawes is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jet Fen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Master Blaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cliff Sierra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sierra is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sweet Dreams-Manson. Cliff Sierra has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Master Blaster's chin.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Master Blaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cliff Sierra!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sierra scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jab from Blaster.
Blaster leaves Sierra with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sierra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab from Blaster.
Blaster lands a right hook to the body.
Blaster swats away the attempt to clinch by Sierra.
Sierra feints and then cracks Blaster's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blaster down.
Sierra will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blaster connects with a solid leg kick.
Jab by Blaster.
Sierra shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blaster pinned against the cage. Blaster gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Master Blaster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cliff Sierra.
Blaster misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sierra misses with a combination
and Blaster counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sierra avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blaster.
Blaster works his foot free and advances to mount.
Blaster raining down shots from the mount!
Sierra really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blaster. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Blaster punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sierra squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Blaster cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Blaster is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sierra can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice elbow there by Blaster.
Sierra is desperately trying to improve his position but Blaster has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaster lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Blaster lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sierra looks gassed!
Sierra is trying to escape the mount.
Sierra takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Blaster scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Blaster with good strikes from the mount here!
Blaster landing strikes from the mount.
Sierra regains half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Blaster lands a nice short elbow.
Blaster throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Blaster frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaster with the ground and pound from mount.
Blaster 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.
Blaster lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blaster working Sierra over with strikes here.
Blaster postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sierra looks a forlorn figure.
Blaster is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blaster with shots to the head and body - Sierra looks very uncomfortable down there.
Blaster working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Blaster breaks from Sierra's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Blaster.
Blaster prevents Sierra from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaster lands a nice shot to the head.
Sierra really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Blaster scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sierra?
Blaster putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Blaster scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sierra?
Blaster in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The referee warns Sierra that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Blaster with shots to the head and body - Sierra looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sierra is bucking up trying to escape but Blaster cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaster looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Blaster with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Blaster dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blaster's corner calls for a 1-2. Blaster obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sierra tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blaster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blaster is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sierra's half guard.
Blaster thows a huge punch but Sierra dodges it nicely.
Blaster seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Blaster passes the guard and advances to mount!
Blaster prevents Sierra from getting the reversal.
Blaster lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Blaster lands a big elbow.
Sierra takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sierra is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaster lands a nice shot to the head.
Blaster scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Blaster landing strikes from the mount.
Sierra takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
BOOM! Blaster connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Blaster has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sierra's face.
Blaster tries to control but Sierra wriggling away.
Blaster lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sierra hang on?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Blaster cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
A nice elbow there by Blaster.
Blaster pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Sierra that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Blaster working the ground and pound effectively.
Blaster putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Blaster dominating with strikes here.
Blaster looking to finish Sierra with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sierra!
Sierra is trying desperately to improve position.
Blaster putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sierra tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blaster with good strikes from the mount here!
Blaster working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaster raining down shots from the mount!
Blaster is landing with some decent strikes but Sierra is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Blaster dominating with strikes here.
Blaster is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sierra has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Sierra working to try and regain half guard.
Blaster connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Blaster prevents Sierra from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaster lands a big elbow.
Blaster lands a big shot there that rocks Sierra but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sierra wants to hold on but Blaster pushes him away.
Blaster looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sierra takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Blaster landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blaster lands a heavy elbow.
Blaster with shots to the head and body - Sierra looks very uncomfortable down there.
Blaster working Sierra over with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee warns Sierra that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Blaster landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Blaster.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Blaster dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Blaster lands a nice hook to Sierra's body. Sierra takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sierra misses with a takedown
and Blaster counters with a nice body shot.
Blaster will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blaster displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Blaster smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sierra misses with a takedown
and Blaster decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sierra's guard.
Blaster lands a couple of elbows.
Blaster stands and throws Sierra's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Blaster working the ground and pound.
Sierra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaster is putting a hurting on Sierra here, landing some big shots from side control.
Master Blaster overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blaster is working Sierra over with some ground and pound from side control.
Blaster works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sierra on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Blaster cracks Sierra with a big right hand but Sierra just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Blaster scoring with punches from side control.
Blaster working the body and head with strikes.
Sierra takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Blaster lands an elbow.
Sierra takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Blaster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sierra can do to turn this around?
Sierra can't do much from the bottom here.
Blaster lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaster scores with punches from side control.
Blaster wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sierra keeps working.
Blaster scoring with punches and elbows.
Blaster lands an elbow.
Sierra takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaster grinds an elbow into Sierra's temple.
Blaster scores with a couple of short elbows.
Blaster working the ground and pound.
Sierra is looking to reverse the position.
Blaster working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaster creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Blaster scoring with punches from side control.
Blaster working the ground and pound.
Sierra wants to get back to his feet.
Blaster working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cliff Sierra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaster is looking to take a break and control but Sierra is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blaster lands a few punches from side control.
Blaster trying to control the position but Sierra is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaster working the ground and pound from side control.
Sierra tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Blaster wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sierra on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Blaster works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Blaster is working to tighten is grip on Sierra's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Sierra has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Blaster is really squeezing tight and eventually Sierra passes out! Blaster breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Master Blaster!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Slade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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210 lbs
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216 lbs
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BJJ White 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Howell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Slade!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howell looks to land a combination but Slade avoids it well.
Good exchange - Slade coming out on top.
Slade swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Slade throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Slade fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Slade digs a good hook to Howell's body.
Howell misses with a body punch
and Slade counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Howell's guard now.
Slade is stalling in the full guard.
Slade trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slade controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slade trying to control the position from guard on top but Howell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Howell is pulling down on Slade's head to control his posture.
Slade controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Slade trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Slade trying to control the position from guard on top but Howell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slade pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Howell is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Slade on the ground.
Slade stands and throws Howell's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Howell is trying to escape the position but Slade is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jason Slade just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Slade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Howell.
Slade staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Howell misses the target.
Howell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Howell punishes Slade's body with a nice straight punch.
Slade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Howell.
Slade moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Slade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Howell.
Howell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slade.
Howell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slade was well out of range. Poor timing from Howell.
Slade slips under a jab from Howell.
Slade stalks Howell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Howell's face. Howell staggers backwards, shaken.
Slade ducks under a wild hook from Howell.
Howell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slade.
Slade works over Howell's head and body with a nice combination.
A combination from Slade does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Slade dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Howell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slade will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Howell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Howell slips a jab and a cross from Slade.
Howell stuffs the takedown.
Howell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Slade looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Howell!
Slade looking to control but Howell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slade controlling the position easily from mount.
Slade has hold of Howell's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Howell manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Slade can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Howell is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Slade looking to control and managing it successfully.
Slade thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slade working for a guillotine from mount but Howell is in no mood to give up.
Slade sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Slade is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Howell is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jason Slade!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Yarris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Man might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to All My Life. The crowd seem to be enjoying Yarris's choice of entrance music: Land Down Under. 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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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Brett Yarris!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yarris throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.
Man walks into a left hand.
It looks like Joe Man has been cut.
A big right from Yarris misses.
Man shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Man showed some decent athleticism there.
Man is looking to take a break and control but Yarris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Man is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Yarris defends it well.
Yarris wants to get back to his feet.
Yarris controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yarris is trying to control but can't.
Man is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Yarris is just riding it out for now. Man eventually gives up the hold.
Yarris keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarris wants to control but Man is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Yarris dips to his left and cracks Man with an uppercut!
Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yarris.
Yarris drops Man with a beautiful combination! Man stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Yarris is looking for the KO!
Man is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man slips a jab from Yarris.
Oh Man is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yarris misses with a looping right.
Man will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Man seems to have got his legs back now.
A punch lands to the side of Man 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yarris throws the left hand but Man avoids the punch easily.
Yarris throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Yarris misses with a double jab.
Yarris looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
Man shoots in for a double leg but Yarris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Man is breathing heavily.
Yarris defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Man.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man slips a jab from Yarris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarris misses with a looping left.
Man feints and then cracks Yarris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yarris down.
Man shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yarris as he avoids it easily.
Man gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Man shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yarris pinned against the cage. Yarris gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yarris lands a nice hook to Man's body. Man takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brett Yarris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yarris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yarris missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man moves away from the strike by Yarris.
Man fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Man takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yarris throws a series of punches but Man moves out of range.
Yarris might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Yarris lands with a nice combination. Man backs away looking to recover.
Man defending well as Yarris loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarris misses with a wild combination.
Man scores a takedown into full mount!
Yarris wants to hold on but Man pushes him away.
Man manages to capitalize on a mistake by Yarris to take his back!
Man is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Yarris taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joe Man!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Galvao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Daniels has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Andre Galvao's chin.
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andre Galvao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Daniels misses with a looping right.
Daniels throws a right and a left that both miss.
Galvao scores with a takedown into Daniels's guard.
Galvao content to stall in guard here.
Galvao advances to half guard.
Galvao is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Galvao seems to be working for a kimura but Daniels defends the submission attempt.
Galvao is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Daniels is just riding it out for now. Galvao eventually gives up the hold.
Galvao takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galvao has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Daniels is trying to stand.
Daniels won't allow Galvao to pass to mount.
Galvao controlling the action here.
Galvao has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Galvao cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Galvao is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Galvao extends the arm and Daniels is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andre Galvao!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tarzan Bundolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vance Vorhees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vorhees has chosen I Will Not Bow by Breaking Benjamin as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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200 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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184 lbs
8 - 9 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Solid chin |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tarzan Bundolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Vance Vorhees!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bundolo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vorhees throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vorhees comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bundolo throws the left hand but Vorhees avoids the punch easily.
Vorhees slips a jab and a cross from Bundolo.
Bundolo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice body punch from Bundolo.
No joy there for Bundolo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, jab by Bundolo - just one landing.
A jab from Bundolo misses.
Tarzan Bundolo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bundolo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vorhees circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice combination there by Bundolo.
Bundolo misses with a hook to the body
and Vorhees counters with a nice body shot.
Vorhees throws a leg kick but Bundolo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundolo throws an overhand right that lands on Vorhees's shoulder, as Vorhees tries to avoid the shot.
Bundolo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vorhees counters with a body kick that stops Bundolo in his tracks momentarily.
Bundolo misses with a body punch
and Vorhees counters with a right hand to the body.
Bundolo cracks a nice hook into Vorhees's ribs.
Bundolo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vorhees counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bundolo checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Vorhees.
Bundolo misses the body punch
and Vorhees counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bundolo is looking to wear down Vorhees with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice shot by Bundolo.
Vorhees avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bundolo misses with a combination
and Vorhees counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bundolo thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundolo misses with a combination
and Vorhees counters with a good low kick that Bundolo was not able to check.
Bundolo misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bundolo misses with a combination
and Vorhees counters with a body kick.
Bundolo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vorhees's hands.
Bundolo connects with a nice looking jab.
A big left from Bundolo misses.
Bundolo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vorhees ducks under a wild hook from Bundolo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundolo misses with a jab to the body
and Vorhees counters with a good, hard body kick but Bundolo shrugs it off.
Bundolo misses with a straight right.
Bundolo throws a sloppy body shot
and Vorhees counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vorhees, right into the meat.
Bundolo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vorhees counters with a right hand to the body.
Bundolo misses with a body shot
and Vorhees counters with a right hand to the body.
Bundolo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vorhees throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bundolo swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bundolo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bundolo misses with a double jab
and Vorhees counters with a leg kick.
Bundolo is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundolo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vorhees uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bundolo.
Bundolo throws a sloppy body shot
and Vorhees counters with a good low kick that Bundolo was not able to check.
Bundolo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vorhees makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vorhees chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vorhees tried to score with a low kick but Bundolo checks it.
Bundolo looks to land a right hand but Vorhees moved out of range.
Vorhees scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bundolo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vorhees swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bundolo throws the left hand but Vorhees avoids the punch easily.
Bundolo throws a jab but it's blocked by Vorhees.
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 Tarzan Bundolo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bundolo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vorhees counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bundolo cracks Vorhees with a good jab.
Bundolo misses with a shot to the body
and Vorhees counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bundolo's knee momentarily.
Bundolo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vorhees counters with a low kick, right behind Bundolo 's knee.
Bundolo throws a combination that misses
and Vorhees counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vorhees steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bundolo.
Bundolo throws a hook but Vorhees avoids it easily.
Bundolo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vorhees counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bundolo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vorhees counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bundolo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vorhees makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A clash of legs there as Bundolo blocks the low kick.
Bundolo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vorhees dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bundolo. That did some damage!
Bundolo misses with a looping right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vorhees. That's going to slow Bundolo down.
Vorhees throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vorhees tries to work over Bundolo's front leg with a kick but Bundolo checks it.
Bundolo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vorhees counters with a body kick that stops Bundolo in his tracks momentarily.
Bundolo throws a combination that misses
and Vorhees counters with an inside leg kick.
Vance Vorhees seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vorhees lands a nice looking body shot.
Bundolo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vorhees counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bundolo throws a combination that misses
and Vorhees counters with a low kick, right behind Bundolo 's knee.
Bundolo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vorhees.
Vorhees slips a straight right by Bundolo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundolo throws a jab when Vorhees was well out of range.
Bundolo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vorhees makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bundolo really felt that one!
Bundolo misses with a double jab
and Vorhees counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bundolo misses with a body punch
and Vorhees counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A shot to the body from Bundolo misses
and Vorhees counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bundolo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vorhees.
Vorhees is looking to score with low kicks.
Vorhees keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bundolo.
Bundolo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vorhees counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vorhees swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vorhees scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundolo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vorhees lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the body from Bundolo misses
and Vorhees counters with a good low kick that Bundolo was not able to check.
Vorhees fakes the leg kick and cracks Bundolo in the body.
Bundolo looks to land a left hand but Vorhees moved out of range nicely.
Bundolo missing with a left hand there. Vorhees was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vorhees throws a leg kick which misses Bundolo's front leg but catches the back leg as Bundolo tries to avoid it.
Bundolo misses with a combination
and Vorhees counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vorhees throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Vorhees.
Vorhees tries a low kick but Bundolo avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundolo misses with a body punch
and Vorhees counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A good leg kick by Vorhees.
Tarzan Bundolo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Bundolo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bundolo misses with a shot to the body
and Vorhees finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bundolo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vorhees counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bundolo thinking.
Vorhees looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bundolo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vorhees lands with a nice body punch.
Vorhees comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bundolo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vorhees scores with a hook to the body. Bundolo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vorhees throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vance Vorhees showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bundolo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Vorhees feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bundolo's calf.
Bundolo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vorhees counters with a good low kick that Bundolo was not able to check.
Bundolo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bundolo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vorhees counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bundolo misses with a body punch
and Vorhees counters with a nice body shot.
Bundolo lands a nice shot that snaps Vorhees's head back.
Bundolo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vorhees counters with a low kick, right behind Bundolo 's knee.
Bundolo misses the body punch
and Vorhees counters with an inside leg kick.
Vorhees uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bundolo.
Bundolo throws an overhand right that lands on Vorhees's shoulder, as Vorhees tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundolo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vorhees counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vorhees throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big left from Bundolo misses.
Vorhees lands with a nice body punch.
Bundolo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bundolo looks to land a right hand but Vorhees moved out of range.
Bundolo misses with a combination
and Vorhees counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bundolo thinking.
Vorhees dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bundolo. That did some damage!
Vorhees scores with a shot to the body.
Bundolo misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vorhees throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bundolo misses with an uppercut. Vorhees saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundolo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vorhees counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bundolo misses with a straight right.
Vorhees walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bundolo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bundolo misses with a combination
and Vorhees counters with a nice body kick.
Bundolo misses with a double jab
and Vorhees counters with an inside leg kick.
Bundolo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vorhees counters with an outside leg kick.
Bundolo misses with a combination
and Vorhees counters with a leg kick.
Bundolo misses with a shot to the body
and Vorhees counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bundolo's knee momentarily.
Nice body punch from Vorhees.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundolo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vorhees makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bundolo really felt that one!
Vorhees scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bundolo misses with a double jab
and Vorhees counters with a nice body kick.
A big left from Bundolo misses.
Vorhees scores with a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Vorhees.
Vorhees lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vorhees ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vorhees ducks under a wild hook from Bundolo.
Bundolo misses with a double jab
and Vorhees counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundolo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vorhees counters with a right hand to the body.
Bundolo misses with a looping right.
Vorhees fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bundolo.
Bundolo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vorhees counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vorhees.
Vorhees bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vorhees uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bundolo.
Bundolo misses with a combination
and Vorhees counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bundolo throws a combination that misses
and Vorhees counters with a nice leg kick.
Bundolo misses with a looping left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vance Vorhees comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vorhees has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 26:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 26:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vance Vorhees!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Baby Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ishuzak Abarukas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishuzak Abarukas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
166 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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22
155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Baby Jay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ishuzak Abarukas!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abarukas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abarukas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jay lands a head shot.
A slow jab from Jay misses its intended target.
Jay tries to clinch up.
Abarukas looks to score with a jab to the body but Jay is just out of range.
Abarukas misses with a double jab.
Jay scores with a jab.
Abarukas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jay was well out of range. Poor timing from Abarukas.
Jay ducks right into an uppercut from Abarukas.
Jay 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.
Jay throws a jab but it's blocked by Abarukas.
Jay tries to clinch but Abarukas is having none of it.
Baby Jay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abarukas misses the shot to the body.
Abarukas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Abarukas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abarukas defending well as Jay loads up on a big left hand.
Abarukas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jay misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay connects with a good right hand that stumbles Abarukas. Abarukas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Abarukas avoids the body shot from Jay.
Abarukas looks to throw the jab but Jay is out of range.
Abarukas misses with a wild body shot.
Abarukas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Abarukas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Abarukas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Jay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Abarukas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A shot to the body from Jay misses
and Jay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jay uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abarukas.
A cross from Jay lands.
Abarukas swings for the body but Jay moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Jay.
Jay throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abarukas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jay.
Jay throws a body punch but Abarukas moves out of range.
Abarukas looks to throw the jab but Jay is out of range.
Jay throws a combination that misses
and Abarukas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jay closes the distance looking to clinch
and Abarukas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jay thinking.
Jay darts in trying to clinch
and Abarukas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jay scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Abarukas misses with a hook. Jay ducked under it nicely.
Jay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abarukas.
Abarukas misses with a two punch combination.
Abarukas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abarukas throws a hook to the side of Jay's head but Jay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jay moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abarukas throws a right hand that Jay ducks under and follows up with a left that Jay also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Abarukas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Abarukas shoots for a double leg takedown but Jay sprawls well. He's pushed Abarukas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jay throws a leg kick that misses.
Jay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abarukas misses with a wild body shot.
Abarukas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jay.
Abarukas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jay.
Abarukas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jay circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Jay misses.
Abarukas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jay moves away.
Abarukas cracks a nice hook into Jay's ribs.
Abarukas throws the left hand but Jay avoids the punch easily.
Abarukas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jay manages to avoid it.
Jay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abarukas.
Abarukas slips a jab and a cross from Jay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jay misses with an uppercut. Abarukas saw that one coming.
Abarukas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jay was well out of range. Poor timing from Abarukas.
Jay throws out a loose jab but Abarukas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Jay 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Abarukas 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.
Jay misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abarukas just misses with a punch to the body.
Abarukas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jay.
Abarukas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jay connects with a looping right hand.
Jay moves out of range as Abarukas strikes.
A slow jab from Jay misses its intended target.
Abarukas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ishuzak Abarukas dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jay takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Abarukas checks a low kick from Jay.
Abarukas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jay rather than just go for the knockout.
Jay connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Abarukas's hands.
Abarukas misses with a jab to the body
and Jay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jay is trying hard to land a takedown here. Abarukas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Abarukas throws a nice looking combination but Jay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abarukas's corner calls for a 1-2. Abarukas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slow jab from Abarukas misses its intended target.
A combination from Abarukas does no damage.
Abarukas staying out of range there.
Jay throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jay misses with a wild combination.
Jay looks to land a left hand but Abarukas moved out of range nicely.
Abarukas throws the left hand but Jay avoids the punch easily.
Jay wants to clinch
and Abarukas counters with a stiff right hand.
Baby Jay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abarukas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jay's head backwards.
Abarukas throws a hook but Jay blocks it.
Abarukas misses with a hook.
Jay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abarukas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Abarukas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Abarukas throws a right hand that Jay ducks under and follows up with a left that Jay also avoids with ease.
Abarukas digs a good body shot into Jay's ribs.
Abarukas looks to land a right hand but Jay moved out of range.
Jay on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jay dives in and grabs Abarukas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Abarukas pushes down on Jay's head and hops out.
A punch combination from Abarukas misses.
Jay misses with a takedown attempt - Abarukas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baby Jay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abarukas stuffs the takedown attempt from Jay. Jay gets slowly back to his feet.
Abarukas thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Jay.
Jay takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jay takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Abarukas stuns Jay with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Abarukas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Abarukas sizes up Jay with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jay scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ishuzak Abarukas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abarukas blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Jay misses the target.
Abarukas staying out of range there.
Jay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abarukas throws a hook to the side of Jay's head but Jay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jay takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jab from Abarukas.
Abarukas scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abarukas.
Abarukas connects with a looping right hand.
Jay is rocked!
Abarukas lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Jay is looking to close the distance but Abarukas sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Jay crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Jay is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Ishuzak Abarukas!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bu Laia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rizzo comes to the cage accompanied by Pink Floyd - The Trial. Laia comes into a darkened arena with his song building. ""E Ala E" by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Enrique Rizzo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bu Laia!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laia closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Laia lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laia trying to control but Rizzo is working from the bottom.
Rizzo wants to stand but Laia is controlling the position.
Rizzo is trying to hold Laia in close to prevent damage but Laia has managed to pass into half guard.
Laia works his way into full mount!
Laia thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laia looking to control and managing it successfully.
Laia throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rizzo because Laia loaded up on that one.
Rizzo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rizzo is trying to stand.
Laia sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Laia controlling the pace for now.
Laia sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Laia with good strikes from the mount here!
Laia trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rizzo is trying desperately to improve position.
Laia landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Laia throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Laia controlling from the full mount.
Rizzo tries to hold on but Laia postures up.
Laia controlling from the full mount.
Rizzo is desperately trying to improve his position but Laia has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rizzo tries to lock up and control but Laia gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rizzo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Laia is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Laia looking to control but Rizzo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Laia throwing strikes but Rizzo bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Laia cracks Rizzo with a solid left hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Laia thows a big elbow that misses.
Laia trying to move into half guard but instead Rizzo has managed to sweep!
Laia has a closed guard, preventing Rizzo from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bu Laia dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Laia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Laia scoring well with a low kick there.
Rizzo checks the leg kick.
Laia moves away from the strike by Rizzo.
Laia is looking to score with low kicks.
Rizzo throws a front kick that sends Laia stumbling back into the cage.
Good leg kick by Rizzo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rizzo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rizzo throws a wild body kick that Laia sees coming a mile off.
Enrique Rizzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rizzo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rizzo throws a leg kick
and Laia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rizzo throws a shot from downtown. Laia moves away and avoids it.
Laia clinches up with Rizzo and pushes him back against the cage.
Rizzo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laia blocks it with crossed arms.
Rizzo tries to break the clinch but Laia is controlling the position.
Rizzo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Laia.
Rizzo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Laia has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laia cracks Rizzo with a nice body shot.
Rizzo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A frustrated look appears on Rizzo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Laia content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Rizzo.
Rizzo is trying to force a seperation but Laia has the dominant position.
Rizzo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rizzo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rizzo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laia is defending well for now.
Rizzo trying to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Laia.
Laia just leaning against Rizzo, taking a breather.
Laia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laia pushes Rizzo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rizzo.
Laia lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Laia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rizzo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Enrique Rizzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Laia throws a hook but Rizzo blocks it.
Laia blocks a low kick nicely.
Rizzo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Rizzo.
Rizzo thumps Laia with a low kick.
Laia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rizzo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rizzo throws a leg kick
and Laia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rizzo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Laia throws a shot from downtown. Rizzo moves away and avoids it.
Laia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rizzo sprawls well. Rizzo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Laia gets slowly back to his feet.
A low kick from Rizzo is predictable there
and Laia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Laia avoids the head kick by Rizzo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rizzo walks into a jab.
Rizzo throws a looping overhand right but Laia ducks down to avoid it.
Laia is looking to clinch but Rizzo is avoiding it.
Rizzo misses with an uppercut.
Rizzo misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Laia misses the target.
Rizzo misses with an uppercut. Laia saw that one coming.
Laia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rizzo's waist but Rizzo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Laia off to one side.
Enrique Rizzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bu Laia.
Laia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rizzo misses with a leg kick
and Laia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rizzo throws a body kick that misses.
Laia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Laia avoids the body shot from Rizzo.
Rizzo misses with a looping right.
Rizzo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Rizzo.
Rizzo connects with a solid leg kick.
Rizzo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Laia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rizzo slips a straight right by Laia.
Rizzo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Laia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laia moves away from the strike by Rizzo.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rizzo.
Nice body kick there by Rizzo.
Rizzo misses with a leg kick
and Laia makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Laia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rizzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Laia.
Nice defenses there by Rizzo.
Laia thuds a left hand into Rizzo's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bu Laia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rizzo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big right from Rizzo misses.
Rizzo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rizzo throws a leg kick which misses Laia's front leg but catches the back leg as Laia tries to avoid it.
Laia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rizzo lands a nice hook to Laia's body. Laia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rizzo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rizzo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Rizzo.
Rizzo throws a chopping leg kick but Laia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Laia keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rizzo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A swing and a miss from Rizzo.
Laia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rizzo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Laia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big left from Laia misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rizzo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Laia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laia wants to land a leg kick but Rizzo is out of range.
Laia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rizzo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rizzo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rizzo is looking to slow Laia down with leg kicks.
A clash of legs there as Laia blocks the low kick.
Rizzo misses with a hook.
Rizzo connects with a solid leg kick.
Laia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rizzo with a nice cross.
Danga de danga de dang - Laia scores with a four punch combination!
A bone on bone clash there as Laia blocks the leg kick.
Laia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Laia moves away from the strike by Rizzo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rizzo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Laia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laia misses with a looping right.
Rizzo throws a front kick aimed at Laia's knee but Laia avoids it well.
Rizzo checks a low kick from Laia.
Rizzo misses with a leg kick
and Laia counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rizzo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Laia is out of range and Rizzo settles back down.
Rizzo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laia.
Laia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Laia misses with a looping right.
Rizzo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bu Laia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laia moves out of range of the strikes.
Laia closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rizzo. That's going to slow Laia down.
Rizzo tries to work over Laia's front leg with a kick but Laia checks it.
Rizzo misses with a leg kick
and Laia counters with a right hand to the body.
Rizzo tries to score with a low kick but Laia moves his leg out of the way.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rizzo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo lands a head kick. Laia smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rizzo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rizzo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Laia.
Rizzo throws a head kick but Laia moves out of range.
Rizzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laia moves in looking to clinch but Rizzo pushes him off.
Laia misses with a few strikes there.
Laia throws a hook but Rizzo avoids it easily.
Laia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laia misses the shot to the body.
Rizzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laia.
Rizzo misses with a low kick.
Rizzo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rizzo throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Laia to counter with a crisp jab.
Laia misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rizzo scores with a jab.
Laia checks a low kick from Rizzo.
Laia throws an overhand right that lands on Rizzo's shoulder, as Rizzo tries to avoid the shot.
Rizzo slips under a jab.
Rizzo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rizzo scores with a push kick.
Rizzo throws a sloppy head kick and Laia moves out of range easily.
Rizzo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laia's sensitive parts.
Laia throws a jab when Rizzo was well out of range.
Rizzo is looking to chop away at Laia's legs.
Laia just misses with a punch to the body.
Rizzo scores with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rizzo.
Rizzo thuds his shin into the meat of Laia's side.
Rizzo throws a leg kick but Laia moved away.
Rizzo cracks the inside of Laia's front leg.
Rizzo tries to land a front kick but Laia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrique Rizzo clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Laia drops his hands momentarily and Rizzo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rizzo looks to land a right hand but Laia moved out of range.
Laia misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Laia misses the target.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses.
Rizzo looks for the body kick but Laia saw that one coming.
Rizzo lands a jab to the head.
Laia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rizzo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A telegraphed right hand from Laia misses the target.
Rizzo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laia.
Rizzo throws a solid leg kick but Laia takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rizzo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rizzo misses with a kick to the body.
Laia fails with a takedown attempt.
Rizzo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rizzo misses with a hook.
Laia walks into a straight right hand from Rizzo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rizzo cracks the inside of Laia's front leg.
Rizzo lands a nice shot that snaps Laia's head back.
Rizzo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rizzo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rizzo looks to land a left hand but Laia moved out of range nicely.
Laia has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rizzo.
Rizzo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rizzo, right into the meat.
Rizzo moves out of range as Laia strikes.
Rizzo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Laia's calf.
Rizzo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Laia's calf.
Laia 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.
Rizzo throws a low kick, looking for Laia's leg but Laia calmly moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rizzo.
Rizzo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rizzo takes a swing at Laia's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo staying out of range there.
Laia blocks the body kick.
Rizzo lands with an uppercut that bounces Laia off the cage and back into rage.
Rizzo misses with a body kick.
Rizzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rizzo thows a leg kick but Laia checks it
and Laia counters with a nice uppercut.
Rizzo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rizzo misses with the combination.
Rizzo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Laia is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Rizzo tries a head kick but it misses.
Laia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rizzo. Rizzo obviously looking to wear him down.
Rizzo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rizzo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rizzo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Laia ducks under a wild hook from Rizzo.
Laia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Laia sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rizzo somewhat.
Rizzo cracks the inside of Laia's front leg.
Laia throws a jab but it's blocked by Rizzo.
Nice shot lands for Rizzo.
Laia throws a right and a left that Rizzo avoids nicely.
Laia loads up on a big right hand but Rizzo slips the punch.
Rizzo misses with a low kick.
Laia misses with a looping left.
An inside leg kick lands from Rizzo.
Rizzo throws a looping overhand right but Laia ducks down to avoid it.
Rizzo lands a high kick!
Laia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rizzo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laia's sensitive parts.
Rizzo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rizzo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Laia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laia misses with a wild combination.
Rizzo looks to land a left hand but Laia moved out of range nicely.
Rizzo jabs Laia right on the nose. Laia blinks but takes it well.
Rizzo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Laia.
Laia throws a hook but Rizzo blocks it.
Rizzo scores with a kick to the body.
Rizzo cracks Laia with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rizzo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rizzo misses with an uppercut.
Rizzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laia throws out the jab.
Rizzo thumps Laia with a low kick.
Laia avoids the head kick by Rizzo.
Laia takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Laia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rizzo throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrique Rizzo had his way with Bu Laia in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Laia thows a body shot but no joy.
Rizzo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rizzo throws a low kick but Laia avoids it.
Rizzo lands with a straight right. Laia didn't see that one coming.
Laia slips under a jab.
Rizzo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rizzo throws a leg kick
and Laia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rizzo throws a wild body kick that Laia sees coming a mile off.
Rizzo lands with a nice body kick.
Rizzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rizzo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rizzo misses with a looping right.
Rizzo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rizzo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rizzo throws a leg kick but Laia sees it coming and moves out of range.
Laia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rizzo.
Rizzo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Laia takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rizzo tries a low kick but Laia avoids it.
Rizzo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laia misses with a looping right.
Rizzo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rizzo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Laia has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Laia throws a hook to the side of Rizzo's head but Rizzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laia blocks a leg kick.
Rizzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rizzo wants to land a leg kick but Laia is out of range.
Rizzo throws a head kick that misses.
Laia moves in looking to clinch but Rizzo pushes him off.
Laia throws a nice looking combination but Rizzo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Laia slips a straight right by Rizzo.
Rizzo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rizzo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rizzo.
Laia lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Laia moves out of range as Rizzo strikes.
Rizzo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Laia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rizzo misses with a hook.
Rizzo misses with a looping right.
Rizzo lands a high kick!
Rizzo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rizzo lands a jab to the head.
Rizzo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rizzo moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laia. Rizzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laia throws a hook but Rizzo blocks it.
Rizzo throws a leg kick but Laia moved away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rizzo.
Rizzo scores with a jab. Laia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo throws a leg kick which misses Laia's front leg but catches the back leg as Laia tries to avoid it.
Rizzo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rizzo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Laia misses with a wild body shot.
Laia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rizzo throws a leg kick but Laia checks it.
Laia lands a really nice looking cross but Rizzo seems unphased.
Nice jab there from Rizzo.
Rizzo throws a wild body kick that Laia sees coming a mile off.
Rizzo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Rizzo slams his shin into Laia's torso.
Rizzo sizes up Laia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rizzo misses with a looping right.
Jab from Laia.
Rizzo tries a head kick but it misses.
Rizzo throws a chopping leg kick but Laia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rizzo.
Laia checks a low kick from Rizzo.
Laia throws a big shot that misses.
Rizzo loads up on a big right hand but Laia slips the punch.
Laia slips a jab from Rizzo.
Nice defenses there by Rizzo.
Rizzo avoids the body shot from Laia.
Rizzo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rizzo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Laia lands a jab-cross combination.
Rizzo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Laia is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Rizzo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rizzo throws a sloppy head kick
and Laia counters by clinching up.
A short right from Laia on the inside.
Rizzo wants to break free but Laia has control.
Rizzo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laia.
Laia lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Enrique Rizzo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rizzo 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 48:47
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 48:47
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enrique Rizzo!
Enrique Rizzo retains his lightweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nate Knuckles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knuckles's entrance music is Knuckle Sandwich. A fine choice. Nate Knuckles has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nate Knuckles!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarthy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Knuckles!
McCarthy shoots in looking for a takedown. Knuckles tries to sprawl out of it but McCarthy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Knuckles manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McCarthy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knuckles throws out the jab.
Knuckles misses with an uppercut. McCarthy saw that one coming.
McCarthy throws a good cross that connects.
Knuckles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knuckles throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Knuckles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Knuckles ducks under a wild hook from McCarthy.
McCarthy slips a straight right by Knuckles.
Knuckles misses with a few strikes there.
Knuckles fails to land with a series of punches.
McCarthy shoots in and bounces Knuckles off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Knuckles keeping full guard, as McCarthy tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McCarthy trying to control the position from guard on top but Knuckles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knuckles is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McCarthy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Knuckles wants to get back to his feet but McCarthy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
McCarthy throwing strikes from guard but Knuckles blocks nicely.
Knuckles is pulling down on McCarthy's head to control his posture.
McCarthy trying to control the position from guard on top but Knuckles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McCarthy jabs at Knuckles's body.
McCarthy cracks the inside of Knuckles's front leg.
McCarthy misses with an uppercut. Knuckles saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy throws the left hand but Knuckles avoids the punch easily.
McCarthy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Knuckles's half guard.
McCarthy trying to control the action but Knuckles is working from the bottom.
McCarthy winds up and cracks Knuckles with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McCarthy is keen to just control but Knuckles is a slippery customer.
McCarthy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Knuckles is trying to stand up here but McCarthy is controlling him well.
Knuckles is breathing heavily.
McCarthy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Knuckles is staying active underneath McCarthy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McCarthy is taking a breather. Knuckles says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
McCarthy trying to mount his opponent but Knuckles defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McCarthy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McCarthy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A cross from Knuckles lands.
Knuckles throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McCarthy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
McCarthy wants to pass the guard but Knuckles is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Knuckles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McCarthy landing some decent shots from guard.
McCarthy is working Knuckles over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Knuckles keeping full guard, as McCarthy tries to pass.
Knuckles wants to get back to his feet but McCarthy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McCarthy.
Knuckles has momentary wrist control but McCarthy slips an elbow through the middle.
Knuckles trying to keep a closed guard but McCarthy is proving a slippery customer.
McCarthy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Knuckles is looking to stand up but McCarthy isn't so interested in that idea.
McCarthy passes Knuckles's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Knuckles is trying to stand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCarthy is looking for a kimura but Knuckles is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for McCarthy to get the leverage.
McCarthy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knuckles's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCarthy is looking to take a break and control but Knuckles is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan McCarthy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Knuckles throws a combination that misses
and McCarthy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Knuckles won't be happy with that.
McCarthy trying to control the position but Knuckles is working away.
Knuckles is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked McCarthy off and has taken his back!
McCarthy trying to control the position but Knuckles manages to sink in the hooks.
Knuckles is controlling the position but McCarthy somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
McCarthy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Knuckles decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Knuckles looks to land a combination but McCarthy avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles misses with a body shot.
Knuckles walks into a jab.
McCarthy looks to land a left hand but Knuckles moved out of range nicely.
Knuckles lands the left hand.
Knuckles throws a right hand that McCarthy ducks under and follows up with a left that McCarthy also avoids with ease.
McCarthy misses the jab.
McCarthy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nate Knuckles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knuckles lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nate Knuckles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCarthy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big right from Knuckles misses.
Knuckles takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown but Knuckles shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McCarthy slips a jab from Knuckles.
McCarthy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
McCarthy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McCarthy works his way into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
McCarthy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McCarthy wants to control but instead Knuckles manages to regain half guard.
McCarthy is controlling the pace.
McCarthy working the head and body with strikes.
Knuckles wants to improve his position but McCarthy is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy is working for a submission of some sort.
Knuckles looking for submissions off his back.
McCarthy is controlling the pace.
McCarthy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Knuckles defends it well.
Ryan McCarthy has got the better of the ground game so far.
McCarthy is taking a breather. Knuckles says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McCarthy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Knuckles does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McCarthy working Knuckles over with strikes.
McCarthy thows a huge punch but Knuckles dodges it nicely.
McCarthy controlling the pace.
McCarthy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McCarthy seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCarthy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan McCarthy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McCarthy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McCarthy throws a right hand that Knuckles ducks under and follows up with a left that Knuckles also avoids with ease.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than McCarthy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
McCarthy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Knuckles is squirming around, avoiding McCarthy's attempts to control the action.
Knuckles is working to get back to half guard.
McCarthy controlling the pace for now.
Knuckles is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ryan McCarthy just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McCarthy scores with a body shot.
McCarthy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Knuckles swings for the body but McCarthy moves out of range.
McCarthy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
McCarthy is trying to control the action in half guard but Knuckles is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
McCarthy is thwarting Knuckles's attempts to control the position.
McCarthy thows a huge punch but Knuckles dodges it nicely.
McCarthy is controlling the pace.
Knuckles looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
McCarthy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knuckles keeps working.
Knuckles is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
McCarthy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knuckles.
McCarthy scores with a nice head shot.
McCarthy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Knuckles!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles is bucking up trying to escape but McCarthy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Knuckles is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
McCarthy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
McCarthy scores with a couple of good head shots there.
McCarthy with a couple of short strikes.
Knuckles is rocked!
McCarthy postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Knuckles in real trouble here! The ref calls for Knuckles to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan McCarthy!
Ryan McCarthy is the new middleweight champion!
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