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RFC 1 Satuday Slugfest PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ihsan Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jordan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ihsan Ali!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali motions for Henderson to come forward. Ali throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ali lands a front kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ali throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henderson throws out the jab.
Ali throws a head kick that misses.
Ali throws a wild body kick that Henderson sees coming a mile off.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Henderson stands up from Ali's guard - Henderson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ali blocks a head kick by Henderson.
Ali gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ali lands a head kick. Henderson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ali misses with a head kick.
Ali's coach down at Cozad MMA Sydney was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ali's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Henderson misses with a kick to the body.
Ali pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ali throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Ali gets caught flat footed, as Henderson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ali's guard.
Henderson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ali is looking to improve his position.
Henderson winds up and cracks Ali with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Henderson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Henderson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson trying to pass the guard but Ali defending well.
Henderson slows the pace down in half guard.
Henderson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Henderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ali tries to reverse the position but Henderson maintains control.
Henderson throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Ali has his hands clasped together but Henderson breaks the hold and Ali is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Henderson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jordan Henderson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jordan Henderson made sure he mentioned Sydney BEAST Clothing , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jhonny Winter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Castanha (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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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jhonny Winter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlos Castanha!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Winston Howard and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Castanha counters by clinching up.
Winter is trying to break free.
Castanha throws a punch but it's blocked by Winter.
Castanha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Castanha closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Castanha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castanha rushes Winter and presses him up against the cage.
Castanha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Castanha is looking to clinch.
Castanha closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Castanha tries to pull guard but Winter won't allow it.
Castanha wants a takedown.
Winter manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Winter is looking to stand up but Castanha isn't so interested in that idea.
Winter scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castanha tries to clinch up.
Winter misses with the combination.
Winter looks to land a right hand but Castanha moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castanha lands a body shot.
Winter works over Castanha's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Carlos Castanha has been cut.
Winter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castanha shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Winter sprawls well. Winter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Castanha gets slowly back to his feet.
Jhonny Winter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Castanha.
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!
Winter scores with a body shot.
Castanha dodges the punch combination from Winter.
Winter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Castanha counters by moving into the clinch.
Castanha pulls guard.
Winter decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Castanha looks winded!
Winter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Winter, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castanha tries to clinch but Winter is having none of it.
Winter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Castanha moves into the clinch.
Winter can't break the clinch.
Winter breaks the clinch.
Winter misses with the combination.
Winter throws a shot from downtown. Castanha moves away and avoids it.
Winter misses with a few strikes there.
Winter just misses with a punch to the body.
Castanha scores with a one two! Winter had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Castanha misses with a few strikes there.
Nice sprawl there from Winter as Castanha shoots in.
Castanha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Winter thuds a left hand into Castanha's body.
Castanha doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Winter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winter lands a really nice looking cross but Castanha seems unphased.
Winter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Winter cracks Castanha with an open hand slap.
Winter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That has opened up Carlos Castanha's cut even more.
Nice straight punches there by Winter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Winter.
Castanha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Castanha tries to clinch there but Winter circles away.
Winter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Winter lands a jab-cross combination.
Jhonny Winter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winter thuds his right hand into Castanha's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Castanha is rocked!
Castanha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castanha is still on wobbly legs! Can Winter finish him?
Castanha throws a wild hook but Winter just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Castanha gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Winter raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jhonny Winter!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Hopes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Ghost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Johnny Hopes has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Hopes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rich Ghost!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Summer Carpenter and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ghost shoots and misses
and Hopes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ghost missing with punches from the bottom.
Hopes wants to take a breather but Ghost is having none of it.
Ghost is looking for a sweep. Hopes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ghost makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ghost.
Hopes trying to control the position from guard on top but Ghost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hopes postures up in Ghost's guard and throws a big left but Ghost blocks it.
Hopes pushes down on Ghost's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hopes throwing shots but Ghost is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ghost landing rabbit punches to the side of Hopes's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Hopes thows a huge punch but Ghost dodges it nicely.
Hopes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ghost throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ghost wants to improve his position but Hopes is controlling well.
Hopes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghost flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Hopes blocks the strikes from Ghost.
Ghost landing small, sideways elbows.
Ghost avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hopes.
Ghost misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hopes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ghost keeps working.
Hopes seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Ghost is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Johnny Hopes!
A victorious Johnny Hopes thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Opdauhl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexi Lihakovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexi Lihakovich is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Dangerous GnP
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gary Opdauhl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexi Lihakovich!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Opdauhl ducks under a wild hook from Lihakovich.
Alexi Lihakovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lihakovich jabs at Opdauhl's body.
Lihakovich throws a head kick but Opdauhl moves out of range.
Lihakovich tries to land a front kick but Opdauhl steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lihakovich misses with a body shot.
Opdauhl throws a head kick but Lihakovich moves out of range.
Opdauhl connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Opdauhl looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Opdauhl is looking to score with low kicks.
Opdauhl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lihakovich manages to avoid it.
Lihakovich misses with a head kick.
Opdauhl slips under a jab.
Lihakovich throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Opdauhl stuns Lihakovich with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Opdauhl scores with the left hand. Lihakovich knows he should have avoided that one.
Lihakovich throws a head kick that misses.
Lihakovich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Opdauhl.
Opdauhl lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch lands to the side of Lihakovich 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lihakovich works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opdauhl fakes the leg kick and cracks Lihakovich in the body.
Lihakovich throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lihakovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Opdauhl swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lihakovich misses with a body kick.
Lihakovich chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Opdauhl can pounce on him.
No joy there for Lihakovich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lihakovich throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lihakovich's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Opdauhl connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lihakovich scrambles back to his feet.
Lihakovich shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lihakovich was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Opdauhl managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lihakovich.
Opdauhl tries to bench press Lihakovich off him but Lihakovich keeps the position.
Opdauhl sneaks back into half guard.
Lihakovich wants to pass the guard but Opdauhl is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opdauhl has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lihakovich is working away from the top position though.
Lihakovich trying to mount his opponent but Opdauhl defends it.
Lihakovich missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lihakovich is keen to just control but Opdauhl is a slippery customer.
Lihakovich content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lihakovich wants to pass to mount but Opdauhl is defending the position.
Lihakovich with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alexi Lihakovich was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Opdauhl smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Opdauhl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lihakovich was well out of range. Poor timing from Opdauhl.
Lihakovich throws a body kick that misses.
Lihakovich misses with a body shot.
Opdauhl lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Opdauhl scores with a decent looking hook.
Opdauhl works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lihakovich misses with a double jab.
Opdauhl is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Opdauhl lands with an uppercut that bounces Lihakovich off the cage and back into range.
Lihakovich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Opdauhl.
Lihakovich fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Opdauhl works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lihakovich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Opdauhl cracks Lihakovich with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lihakovich misses with a looping left.
Lihakovich throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lihakovich avoids a kick to the body.
Lihakovich misses with a body kick.
Opdauhl uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lihakovich.
Lihakovich throws a front kick that sends Opdauhl stumbling back into the cage.
Opdauhl looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Opdauhl lands a nice looking body kick.
Lihakovich misses with a low kick.
Gary Opdauhl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Opdauhl dodges the punch combination from Lihakovich.
A jab from Opdauhl does it's job there.
Nice uppercut lands for Opdauhl. That snapped Lihakovich's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Opdauhl lands with an uppercut that bounces Lihakovich off the cage and back into range.
Opdauhl blocks a jab.
A shot to the liver by Lihakovich. Beautiful body shot.
Opdauhl cracks a nice hook into Lihakovich's ribs.
Opdauhl wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Opdauhl dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice straight punches there by Opdauhl. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Opdauhl.
Lihakovich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lihakovich is looking to chop away at Opdauhl's legs.
Lihakovich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Opdauhl circles away quickly and effectively.
Opdauhl misses with a double jab.
Lihakovich throws a head kick that misses.
Lihakovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Opdauhl lunges at Lihakovich with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lihakovich's hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Opdauhl.
Lihakovich misses with a kick to the body.
A combination from Lihakovich does no damage.
Opdauhl dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lihakovich doesn't manage to clinch there - Opdauhl circles away.
Lihakovich has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Opdauhl finds it's way round the side to connect with Lihakovich's head.
Opdauhl stuffs the takedown attempt from Lihakovich. Lihakovich gets slowly back to his feet.
Opdauhl misses with a head kick.
Lihakovich is breathing heavily.
Lihakovich throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Opdauhl to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Opdauhl cracks Lihakovich with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lihakovich shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lihakovich is rocked!
Lihakovich fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Opdauhl is out of range.
Lihakovich is still on wobbly legs! Can Opdauhl finish him?
Lihakovich with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Opdauhl to score with a decent uppercut.
Lihakovich looks up at the clock. Bad move! Opdauhl lands a right hand from hell, dropping Lihakovich. Opdauhl pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Opdauhl!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Opdauhl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny James has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Terry Opdauhl!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Damien Edna and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Opdauhl scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. James doesn't seem bothered though.
James fails to land the takedown.
James fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Opdauhl to the ground. James is now in Opdauhl's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
James working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Opdauhl keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
James postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
James 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.
Opdauhl utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Opdauhl has his hands on James's head, controlling the position.
Opdauhl keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
Opdauhl wants to sweep here but James controlling him for the moment.
James throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Opdauhl works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James with a flurry of punches that miss.
James showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Opdauhl really doesn't want to stay on the ground with James. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Opdauhl is working an open guard so James takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
James looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Opdauhl, right into the meat.
Opdauhl pushes James up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Opdauhl.
James is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Opdauhl to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Opdauhl lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James missing with knees to the body.
Opdauhl lands a body shot.
A short right from Opdauhl on the inside.
James is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Opdauhl.
Opdauhl breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters circling a little - Opdauhl finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Opdauhl cracks the inside of James's front leg.
Opdauhl lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Opdauhl ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Opdauhl lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Opdauhl throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Opdauhl scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. James doesn't seem bothered though.
Opdauhl works James's body with a nice hook.
Opdauhl lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
James gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Opdauhl digs a good body shot into James's ribs.
Opdauhl lunges at James with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by James's hand.
Opdauhl clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opdauhl lands a body shot in the clinch.
Opdauhl lands with a left to the head.
Opdauhl stops a takedown attempt from James.
Opdauhl working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Opdauhl scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Opdauhl.
Opdauhl lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
James is rocked!
Opdauhl stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oh James is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Opdauhl lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Opdauhl breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Opdauhl moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt James! Opdauhl continues to tee off on James, landing with a left and a right! Opdauhl connects with a right hand that leaves James sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Opdauhl!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Terry Opdauhl!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cacio Aristides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Hoover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larry Hoover has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cacio Aristides's chin.
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25
285 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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25
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cacio Aristides!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Larry Hoover !
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aristides manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hoover on his heels. He'll look to pass Hoover 's guard now, I'm sure.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Aristides trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoover is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aristides trying to move into half guard but instead Hoover has managed to sweep!
Aristides wants to stand up but Hoover is controlling him.
Hoover trying to control but Aristides is working from the bottom.
Hoover loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoover pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aristides is keeping the position for now.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Larry Hoover wasn't active enough on the ground.
Aristides tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoover misses with a body kick.
Aristides throws a right hand that Hoover ducks under and follows up with a left that Hoover also avoids with ease.
Aristides throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hoover .
Aristides closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hoover quickly recovers to half guard.
Hoover tries to get to full guard but Aristides has control of the leg.
Hoover trying to hold on to Aristides's head to control him but Aristides postures up.
Hoover gets back to full guard.
Hoover manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Aristides manages to get himself to full guard.
Hoover trying to control the position from guard on top but Aristides is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoover tries to free his leg and advance position but Aristides is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoover trying to control the position from guard on top but Aristides is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aristides can't keep his opponent in guard - Hoover advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoover tries to pass to full mount but Aristides defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoover is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hoover wants to stand up but Aristides has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Aristides wants to improve his position but Hoover is controlling well.
Hoover has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Sydney. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Hoover content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aristides wants to get back to his feet.
Hoover is looking for a kimura here.
Aristides is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Sydney Elite Systems, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Hoover is pressing down on Aristides's thigh, looking to free his foot. Aristides is holding on for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoover is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Hoover dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hoover throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Aristides tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hoover is in Aristides's guard.
Hoover has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Aristides is proving hard to escape from.
Aristides keeping moving, preventing Hoover from controlling successfully.
Hoover preventing the sweep.
Hoover with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hoover trying to control but Aristides is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Larry Hoover .
The fight stays on the outside here - Aristides looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cacio Aristides seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aristides gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hoover to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Aristides keeping full guard, as Hoover tries to pass.
Hoover wants to control from the top but Aristides keeps moving.
Hoover is looking to work some ground and pound but Aristides has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoover keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Aristides's head.
Hoover wants to control from the top but Aristides keeps moving.
Hoover trying to stand up but can't free himself from Aristides's guard.
Aristides on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Aristides tries to get out of the position.
Hoover showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Larry Hoover hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Aristides tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hoover swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aristides will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hoover wants to clinch.
Hoover throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aristides tries to clinch up.
Aristides misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hoover tries to clinch but Aristides is having none of it.
Hoover darts in looking for a takedown but Aristides gets double underhooks and turns Hoover into the cage.
Hoover successfully pulls guard.
Aristides is fighting to break Hoover 's control of his arms but Hoover is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hoover lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Aristides!
Aristides working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aristides is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Hoover has hold of Aristides's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Aristides manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aristides is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Hoover showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Aristides misses with a two punch combination.
Aristides takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hoover throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aristides fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aristides tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoover swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hoover avoids the head kick by Aristides.
Aristides fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hoover shoots in looking for a takedown but Aristides manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hoover 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hoover misses with a leg kick.
Hoover throws a series of punches but Aristides moves out of range.
Aristides moves out of range as Hoover throws a body kick.
Hoover avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hoover keeps the fight on the outside.
Aristides throws a right hand that Hoover ducks under and follows up with a left that Hoover also avoids with ease.
Aristides leaves Hoover with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoover fails with a takedown attempt.
Cacio Aristides has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Hoover .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aristides displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoover throws out the jab.
Hoover fails with a takedown attempt.
Aristides fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aristides throws a sloppy head kick and Hoover moves out of range easily.
Aristides swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoover .
Hoover tries for a takedown but Aristides sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Aristides stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aristides wants it to stay on the feet.
Hoover swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoover shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hoover doesn't manage to clinch there - Aristides circles away.
Aristides manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hoover on his heels. He'll look to pass Hoover 's guard now, I'm sure.
Hoover bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aristides's guard.
Aristides is looking to stand up but Hoover isn't so interested in that idea.
Hoover trying to control but Aristides is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoover wants to get up but he can't break Aristides's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoover pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aristides is keeping the position for now.
Hoover wants to control from the top but Aristides keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Cacio Aristides just wasn't active enough.
Aristides takes the fight into the clinch.
Hoover jumps into guard, dragging Aristides to the mat.
Hoover looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aristides looking to sit in guard and control but Hoover gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoover trying to control but Aristides is working from the bottom.
Hoover has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Aristides is proving hard to escape from.
Hoover throwing strikes from guard but Aristides blocks nicely.
Cacio Aristides has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Larry Hoover is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoover controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Larry Hoover .
I've got Hoover winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Hoover !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ze Paulino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Szymon Piechnicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piechnicki has chosen Shantel - Disko Partizani as his entrance music. Szymon Piechnicki has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ze Paulino's chin.
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25
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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26
217 lbs
2 - 6 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power |
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Good kicks
Solid chin |
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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, Ze Paulino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Szymon Piechnicki!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piechnicki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Piechnicki clinches up with Paulino and pushes him back against the cage.
Piechnicki is pressed up against the cage. Paulino has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Piechnicki down to the mat. Piechnicki avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Piechnicki forces Paulino back against the cage and clinches.
Paulino is trying to break free.
Piechnicki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Ze Paulino has been cut.
Piechnicki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Piechnicki lands a big knee! That's hurt Paulino! Oh, he's all over the place! Piechnicki lands another knee that sends Paulino to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Szymon Piechnicki!
A very excited looking Szymon Piechnicki made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brabo Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keenan Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brabo Garcia is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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28
140 lbs
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135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brabo Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Keenan Hudson!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Topper Green and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hudson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Garcia counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Hudson keeps moving.
Garcia keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hudson's head.
Garcia is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Garcia drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Garcia jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hudson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garcia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Garcia passes Hudson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Garcia is trying to control. Hudson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Garcia seems to be looking for submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Garcia in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Garcia is taking a breather. Hudson 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.
Garcia seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Hudson is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Brabo Garcia!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Brabo Garcia waved his t-shirt featuring Ruthless Violence Clothing Association's logo in front of the cameras.
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