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RFC 20: Fall Brawl PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Sappy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LeRoy Basil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Sappy has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Sappy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, LeRoy Basil!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sappy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sappy decides to stand back up.
Sappy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like LeRoy Basil has been cut.
Sappy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sappy stalling.
Basil blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sappy.
Basil is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Basil moves into full guard.
Basil preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sappy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Basil wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sappy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sappy has gone for a leg lock! Basil slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sappy's guard.
Sappy is looking to stand up but Basil isn't so interested in that idea.
Basil with a flurry of punches that miss.
Basil passes into half guard.
Basil maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Sappy could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Basil has cracked it and Sappy is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Basil!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). LeRoy Basil!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leon Elasor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathias Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathias Matthews has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Leon Elasor's chin.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leon Elasor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mathias Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ben Hemmingworth and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Elasor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Elasor is looking to counter the offense by Matthews and move into the clinch.
Elasor scores with a kick to the body.
Elasor misses with a double jab.
Leon Elasor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matthews walks forward, straight into a front kick from Elasor.
Elasor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Matthews feints the counter takedown.
Elasor lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Elasor misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matthews takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Elasor tries to clinch up.
Elasor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matthews.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Elasor.
Matthews swings for the body but Elasor moves out of range.
Elasor connects with a jab.
Leon Elasor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Elasor misses with a few strikes there.
Elasor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matthews misses with a leg kick
and Elasor counters with a body kick that stops Matthews in his tracks momentarily.
Matthews keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matthews is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Matthews takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Elasor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Elasor tries a head kick but it misses.
Matthews tries to counter with a clinch but Elasor shakes him off and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elasor jabs Matthews right on the nose. Matthews blinks but takes it well.
Matthews is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elasor looks to score with a jab to the body but Matthews is just out of range.
Matthews feints the counter takedown.
Elasor misses with a combination
and Matthews decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Elasor's guard.
Matthews stays in close to Elasor's body and controls the position.
Matthews passes Elasor's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Elasor is trying to stand back up but Matthews is controlling him
Elasor looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Matthews is taking a breather. Elasor 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews stops Elasor from getting back to his feet.
Matthews not doing much here.
Elasor wants to get back to his feet.
We've been informed that Matthews has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Matthews blocks a head kick by Elasor.
Matthews moves out of range of the body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Elasor. Those never looked like landing.
Elasor swats away the attempt to clinch by Matthews.
That's four 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.
Elasor lands with a kick to the temple. Matthews shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Matthews looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Matthews throws a head kick but Elasor moves out of range.
Matthews takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Matthews moves out of range of the body kick from Elasor.
Matthews feints the counter takedown.
Elasor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matthews blocks a head kick by Elasor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Elasor dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Elasor checks the leg kick.
Elasor throws a head kick but Matthews moves out of range.
Matthews drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Elasor defends it well.
Elasor scoring well with a low kick there.
Matthews goes for a double leg but Elasor avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Elasor continues to drive forward.
Matthews walks into a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Elasor.
Elasor misses with a straight left.
Matthews with the counter takedown but Elasor avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matthews moves out of range of the body kick from Elasor.
And Matthews tries to counter it with a takedown but Elasor pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Elasor. Matthews does a little dance to reset his feet.
Elasor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matthews's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Elasor misses
and Matthews counters with a nice double leg into side control. Elasor won't be happy with that.
Elasor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matthews can do to turn this around?
Elasor is being controlled here.
Elasor is trying to get back to his feet.
Matthews taking a breather here.
Matthews advances to full mount.
Elasor is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Elasor is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Matthews takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matthews working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elasor is trying to stand.
Matthews controlling from mount.
Elasor is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Matthews tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Matthews is continuing to stall.
Elasor's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Matthews tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Elasor on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Elasor tries to get out of the position.
Matthews scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews controlling his opponent.
Matthews's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Elasor is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathias Matthews 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. This is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Elasor. That's going to slow Matthews down.
Elasor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Elasor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matthews moves away.
Matthews with the counter takedown but Elasor avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Elasor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Elasor wants to break free but Matthews has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matthews blocks an elbow strike from Elasor.
Elasor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Elasor scores with a hook to the body.
Elasor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elasor lands a knee to the head.
Elasor scores with a shot to the side of Matthews's head.
Elasor lands a damaging elbow.
Matthews tries to land a knee to the head but Elasor blocks with his arms.
Elasor lands a damaging elbow.
Matthews is trying to force a seperation but Elasor has the dominant position.
Matthews throws an elbow that misses.
Matthews keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Elasor's efforts to push away.
Elasor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Elasor.
Matthews's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Elasor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matthews tries a knee to the head but Elasor blocks it.
Elasor misses with an elbow strike.
Elasor missing with knees to the body.
Elasor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matthews blocks it with crossed arms.
Matthews tries to circle away but Elasor has him pinned against the cage.
Elasor lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elasor lands a nice elbow.
Elasor's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Matthews tries a knee to the head but Elasor blocks it.
Matthews breaks from the clinch.
Elasor throws a nice looking combination but Matthews bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Elasor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Elasor. That's going to slow Matthews down.
Leon Elasor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matthews takes a swing at Elasor's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Elasor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matthews drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Elasor defends it well.
Leon Elasor is winning the standup battle so far.
Matthews takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Elasor throws a series of punches but Matthews moves out of range.
Matthews feints the counter takedown.
Elasor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Matthews tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Matthews moves out of range of the body kick.
Matthews drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Elasor defends it well.
Elasor tries a head kick but it misses.
Matthews with the counter takedown but Elasor avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Elasor lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Matthews has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matthews and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Matthews moves out of range of the body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Elasor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Elasor has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon Elasor!
Mathias Matthews spoke after the fight, saying 'Bollocks. Fook that limey bloke!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Powerslave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Arroyo (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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210 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eddie Powerslave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Javier Arroyo!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Chris Dean and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arroyo throws a head kick but Powerslave moves out of range.
Powerslave throws a hook to the side of Arroyo's head but Arroyo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arroyo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Powerslave counters with a nice uppercut.
Powerslave scores with a nice head shot.
Powerslave scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Arroyo closes the distance and clinches.
Powerslave is trying to break the clinch but Arroyo is controlling him.
Powerslave is trying to force a seperation but Arroyo has the dominant position.
Powerslave works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Arroyo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Powerslave blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arroyo stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Powerslave.
Powerslave is trying to force a seperation but Arroyo has the dominant position.
Arroyo has Powerslave pressed against the cage, preventing Powerslave from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Arroyo misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Powerslave is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Arroyo prevents Powerslave from breaking the clinch.
Arroyo is working Powerslave over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arroyo works on Powerslave's body with a couple of short punches.
Powerslave breaks from the clinch.
Powerslave misses with a double jab.
Powerslave looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Arroyo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Powerslave.
Powerslave throws a sloppy head kick and Arroyo moves out of range easily.
Arroyo walks into a stiff left hand from Powerslave.
Arroyo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Powerslave goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Arroyo staying out of range there.
Powerslave sets himself, and Arroyo steps forward looking for the clinch! Powerslave avoids it this time.
Arroyo scores with a head kick.
Arroyo throws a body punch but Powerslave moves out of range.
Powerslave was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Arroyo misses with a low kick.
Powerslave tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arroyo was well out of range. Poor timing from Powerslave.
Powerslave moves out of range of the body kick from Arroyo.
Arroyo throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Arroyo. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powerslave takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Powerslave catches Arroyo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Arroyo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Powerslave was well out of range. Poor timing from Arroyo.
Arroyo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Powerslave rather than just go for the knockout.
Powerslave throws a jab when Arroyo was well out of range.
Arroyo lands a head kick!
Powerslave lands a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Powerslave.
Nice defenses there by Arroyo.
Arroyo instigates a clinch.
Powerslave misses with a punch on the inside.
Arroyo trying to control the position but instead, Powerslave has worked for underhooks and has pushed Arroyo into the cage.
Arroyo swings wildly with an uppercut but Powerslave uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo tries a body shot but Powerslave blocks it.
Powerslave breaks the clinch.
Arroyo lands a high kick!
Arroyo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Arroyo has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A slow jab from Powerslave misses its intended target.
Powerslave turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arroyo tries a head kick but it misses.
Arroyo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Powerslave scores with a hook.
Powerslave throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arroyo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Arroyo.
Powerslave throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Arroyo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arroyo ducks under a wild hook from Powerslave.
Arroyo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four 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!
Arroyo throws a front kick aimed at Powerslave's knee but Powerslave avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Powerslave misses the target.
Powerslave tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Powerslave.
Arroyo 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.
Powerslave throws a sloppy head kick and Arroyo moves out of range easily.
Arroyo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Arroyo tries to land a front kick but Powerslave steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Arroyo looks to land a left hand but Powerslave moved out of range nicely.
Arroyo misses with a body shot
enabling Powerslave to counter with a crisp jab.
A good leg kick by Arroyo.
Arroyo misses with a low kick as Powerslave jumps back.
Powerslave is looking to land body kicks.
Powerslave lands a brutal head kick. Arroyo looks out on his feet and Powerslave throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Eddie Powerslave!
An out of breath and clearly excited Eddie Powerslave thanked V-Mask Clothing + 10% laundry for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Knope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Burgundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Knope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron Burgundy!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Topper Green and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burgundy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burgundy moves out of range as Knope strikes.
Burgundy connects with a body shot.
Knope throws a leg kick which misses Burgundy's front leg but catches the back leg as Burgundy tries to avoid it.
Knope takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Burgundy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Knope looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Burgundy misses with a hook.
It looked like Knope was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Burgundy.
Burgundy cracks the inside of Knope's front leg.
Knope misses with an uppercut. Burgundy saw that one coming.
Burgundy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Ron Burgundy has been cut.
Burgundy misses the shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Knope - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knope moves out of range as Burgundy strikes.
Knope rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Burgundy counter with a right hand.
Knope just misses with a punch to the body.
Knope scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgundy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Burgundy.
Burgundy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knope was well out of range. Poor timing from Burgundy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Burgundy.
The crowd cheers as Knope lands an impressive looking overhand right. Burgundy doesn't seem phased though.
That has opened up Ron Burgundy's cut even more.
Burgundy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good standup being displayed there by Knope as he connects with a hook.
Burgundy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knope.
Knope drops his shoulder and cracks Burgundy with a huge uppercut! Burgundy goes down! Can Knope finish him?
Burgundy is rocked!
The cut above Ron Burgundy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knope throwing strikes from guard but Burgundy blocks nicely.
Burgundy is still in real trouble! Can Knope finish him?
Burgundy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Knope postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Burgundy seems to have recovered his senses.
Knope trying to control but Burgundy is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knope distracts Burgundy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ron Burgundy's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ron Burgundy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ben Knope!
Ben Knope seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Snake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keenan Hudson (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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Good kicks
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Snake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Keenan Hudson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Steve Erwin and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hudson fails with a takedown attempt.
Hudson fails with the takedown.
Snake feints and then cracks Hudson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hudson down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Snake.
Snake stuffs the takedown attempt from Hudson. Hudson gets slowly back to his feet.
Jack Snake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keenan Hudson.
Snake looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hudson missing with punches from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snake is keen to just control but Hudson is a slippery customer.
Snake looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snake trying to mount his opponent but Hudson defends it.
Hudson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Snake has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Hudson can't escape the position.
Snake looking to control and managing it successfully.
Snake mounts Hudson! Really nice guard pass there!
That's two 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.
Snake controlling the pace for now.
Hudson is trying desperately to improve position.
Snake sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Snake has control of Hudson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hudson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Snake moves to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snake controls the position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Snake's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Snake is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Snake punches the canvas rather than the man.
Snake just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Snake is persistently looking for the submission but Hudson is defending it well.
Hudson won't enjoy being in this position. Snake looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Hudson is tapping - it's over boys! Snake picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jack Snake!
Jack Snake spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nicolo Avecilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tristan Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen The Pheonix as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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149 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nicolo Avecilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tristan Lee!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avecilla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Avecilla has Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Avecilla with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Avecilla tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Avecilla stops a takedown attempt from Lee.
Avecilla misses with a knee to the head.
Lee scores with a hook to the body.
Avecilla misses with an elbow strike.
Lee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Avecilla using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Avecilla tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avecilla tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Lee goes for a takedown in the clinch but Avecilla prevents it.
Lee looking for a takedown.
Nicolo Avecilla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tristan Lee.
Avecilla misses with a punch on the inside.
Avecilla tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Avecilla gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lee dodges an elbow strike from Avecilla.
Lee has Avecilla pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Avecilla manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lee is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Avecilla misses with some punches.
Avecilla misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee is trying to maintain a safe position but Avecilla gets an underhook and turns Lee into the cage.
Lee jumps guard and drags Avecilla to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Avecilla is sitting in close to Lee's body. Lee has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Avecilla is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Avecilla is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Lee.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tristan Lee!
Tristan Lee thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Nicolo Avecilla had this to say: 'I have no excuses. He was the better fighter. I'll come back stronger.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mickey Doyle has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mickey Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex James!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Damien Edna and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James misses with a combination
and Doyle counters with a right hand to the body.
James misses with a body punch
letting Doyle counter with a right hand.
James has managed to clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by James as Doyle tries to tie him up.
Doyle can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James breaks the clinch.
James 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.
A little feinted left hand from Doyle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws a looping overhand right but Doyle ducks down to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from James.
James pushes Doyle up against the cage in a clinch.
James is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Doyle is defending well.
Doyle trying to stall but James improves his position.
James tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mickey Doyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex James.
Doyle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but James is keeping busy.
That's two 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.
James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James looks to throw a body kick
and Doyle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doyle throws out the jab.
James throws a right and a left that Doyle avoids nicely.
Doyle connects with a crisp jab.
James shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Doyle is trying to defend but James finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Doyle has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. James is working away from the top position though.
James with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle wants to get back to full guard.
Doyle trying to control from the bottom.
Doyle is trying to stand.
James looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
James throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
James is working for a submission of some sort.
James takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four 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.
Doyle trying to hold on to James's head to control him but James postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Doyle is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
James misses with a combination
and Doyle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
James lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
James shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Doyle as he avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Doyle misses the target.
Mickey Doyle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James looks to throw the jab but Doyle is out of range.
James pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Doyle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Doyle lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doyle walks forward and throws a big overhand right! James drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Doyle swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from James's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Doyle!
A relieved looking Mickey Doyle thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mega Minion (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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142 lbs
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Urijah Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mega Minion!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Faber with that takedown attempt.
Minion displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Faber.
Minion looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Minion looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Faber shoots in looking for a takedown but Minion manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Faber's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Faber looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Urijah Faber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Faber doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Minion counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Minion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minion tries to bum rush Faber with a series of wild strikes but Faber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An attempted straight right counter from Faber misses the target.
Minion explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
No luck for Faber with that takedown attempt.
Urijah Faber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faber jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minion keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Faber closes this distance looking for a takedown but Minion circles away.
Minion gets underhooks to prevent Faber's takedown attempt.
Minion tries to work over Faber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Minion wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Faber has him pressed against the cage.
Minion tries to circle away but Faber has him pinned against the cage.
Faber can't get the takedown.
Faber drops down looking for an ankle pick but Minion pulls his leg out and moves away.
A combination from Faber does no damage.
Minion has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Minion throws a lazy uppercut
and Faber counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber blocks a head kick by Minion.
Faber has a takedown stuffed.
Minion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Faber misses with an uppercut
and Minion counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Faber is defended easily by Minion.
Minion swings wildly with an uppercut but Faber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faber is trying to drag Minion to the mat but Minion just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Faber wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber wants the takedown. Minion is fighting it off but Faber persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Minion's guard against the cage.
Minion working for a triangle but Faber defends it easily.
Minion looking to hit a scissor sweep but Faber is one step ahead there.
Minion wants to stand up but Faber is controlling him.
Faber thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Minion wants to sweep here but Faber controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber postures up in Minion's guard and throws a big left but Minion blocks it.
Faber wants to pass the guard but Minion is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Faber won't allow Minion to get back to his feet.
Minion avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Faber stops Minion from standing up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Minion is on top in guard.
Faber looking for a guillotine here but Minion defends easily.
Faber looking for a guillotine here but Minion defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mega Minion 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.
Minion stuffs the takedown attempt from Faber. Faber gets slowly back to his feet.
Minion throws a body punch but Faber moves out of range.
Faber looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Minion is fending him off so far but Faber persists. Nope, Minion circles away and we're back to standing.
Faber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Minion explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Faber fails with a takedown attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Minion misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Urijah Faber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Faber breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Faber scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Faber fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Minion's efforts to push away.
Faber is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Minion pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Minion throws a head punch that misses.
Minion is trying to break the clinch but Faber has him pressed against the cage.
Faber looking for a takedown.
Minion prevents a takedown attempt there.
Faber tightens his grip and picks Minion up, before dumping him to the ground. Minion manages to land in guard.
Minion tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Minion wants to stand up but Faber is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minion keeping moving, preventing Faber from controlling successfully.
Faber is really struggling to control Minion but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Faber throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Minion works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Minion looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Minion wants to get back to his feet but Faber is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Faber postures up.
Faber wants to control from the top but Minion keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Faber keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Minion.
Faber attempts a counter takedown but Minion avoids it well and moves away.
Minion tries a head kick but it misses.
Faber scores with a three punch combo!
Minion connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minion throws a leg kick but Faber sees it coming and moves out of range.
Faber fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Minion avoids it really well and circles away.
Faber closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Minion to the mat! Minion manages to get full guard.
Minion is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Faber working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Minion's head.
Minion wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Faber manages to pass to side control.
Minion is controlling Faber's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Faber is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber trying to mount his opponent but Minion defends it.
Faber is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Minion is just riding it out for now. Faber eventually gives up the hold.
Minion wants to get back to full guard but Faber has mounted him!
Minion really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Faber working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Faber has hold of Minion's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Minion manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Minion wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urijah Faber dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Faber closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Minion quickly recovers to half guard.
Faber scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Minion really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Faber. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Minion is looking to improve his position.
Nice strikes from Faber there.
Minion kicks off Faber and gets to his feet.
Faber dives in and grabs Minion's left leg, looking for a takedown. Minion pushes down on Faber's head and hops out.
Faber fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Minion avoids it really well and circles away.
Minion thinks about the counter body kick.
Minion lands a leg kick that knocks Faber off balance momentarily.
Minion lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faber stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Minion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Minion is fending him off so far but Faber persists. Nope, Minion circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Urijah Faber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minion throws a half hearted mid kick.
Faber shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck for Faber with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Faber has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Minion.
Faber rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Minion counters with a nice low kick that buckles Faber's knee momentarily.
Faber shoots in looking for a takedown. Minion tries to sprawl out of it but Faber keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Minion manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Minion pinned against the cage. Minion gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Faber shoots in looking for a takedown but Minion manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Faber's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Minion tries a head kick but it misses.
Faber misses with a left hand
and Minion counters with a nice leg kick.
Minion throws a body kick that misses.
Faber takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Minion connects with a solid leg kick.
Faber is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Minion connects with a solid leg kick.
Minion defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Faber.
Minion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber throws a combination. Minion tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Minion throws a nice outside leg kick.
Faber blocks a head kick by Minion.
Minion throws a head kick that half lands.
Minion stuffs the takedown attempt from Faber. Faber gets slowly back to his feet.
Minion shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Faber shoots in for a takedown but Minion shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Minion cracks the inside of Faber's front leg.
Minion throws a wild body kick that Faber sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Minion throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faber tries for a takedown but Minion sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Minion shapes to counter with a head kick.
Faber fails to land with a series of punches.
Minion throws a sloppy head kick and Faber moves out of range easily.
Faber on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Minion. Minion obviously looking to wear him down.
Faber closes the distance and clinches up with Minion, looking for a takedown. Faber pushes Minion against the cage but Minion circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Minion lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Faber circles away quickly and effectively.
Faber shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Minion defends it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mega Minion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Minion has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mega Minion!
Mega Minion thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio El Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsson has chosen Wu-Tang Clan - Careful as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sven Larsson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julio El Toro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Hemmingworth and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but El Toro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've been hearing reports that El Toro has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A combination from Larsson does no damage.
El Toro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Larsson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Larsson connects with a nice looking jab.
El Toro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Larsson pinned against the cage. Larsson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
El Toro decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
El Toro looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
El Toro is looking for a kimura here.
El Toro is trying to control the action in half guard but Larsson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from El Toro there.
Larsson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from El Toro.
El Toro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Larsson is trying to control but can't.
El Toro prevents Larsson from improving his position.
Larsson is refusing to be controlled, as El Toro sits in half guard.
Larsson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Larsson keeping moving, preventing El Toro from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Larsson is looking for a triangle but El Toro pushes his legs off easily.
El Toro connects with a couple of short punches.
El Toro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
El Toro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Larsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Larsson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
El Toro misses with a straight left.
Larsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
El Toro half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Larsson scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
El Toro just misses with a punch to the body.
El Toro lands with a straight right. Larsson didn't see that one coming.
Larsson lands a jab to the head.
Larsson connects with a good right hand that stumbles El Toro. El Toro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Larsson doesn't manage to clinch there - El Toro circles away.
El Toro appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Larsson misses the shot to the body.
Larsson moves into the clinch.
Larsson landing knees to the body.
Larsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Larsson tries a body shot but El Toro blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Larsson.
El Toro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
El Toro throws a punch but it's blocked by Larsson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larsson stalling against the cage.
El Toro stalling the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sven Larsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larsson lands a jab to the head.
Larsson lands with a right hand.
It looks like Julio El Toro has been cut.
Larsson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Larsson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck El Toro on the side of the head.
Larsson connects with a right hand. El Toro shakes it off.
El Toro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
El Toro is rocked!
Larsson lands a body shot.
Larsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Larsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
El Toro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Larsson.
El Toro is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Larsson.
Larsson darts in trying to clinch
and El Toro decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Larsson's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Larsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio El Toro's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
El Toro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Larsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Larsson avoids the body shot from El Toro.
El Toro tries to keep at a distance but Larsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from El Toro.
Larsson is trying to stall.
El Toro lands a nice uppercut.
Larsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
El Toro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
El Toro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Larsson is keeping busy.
Larsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Toro misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Larsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Larsson.
Good body shot from Larsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson is looking to control El Toro's arms but El Toro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Larsson has his back to the cage.
El Toro drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Larsson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
El Toro avoiding damage as Larsson throws knees to the body.
El Toro changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Larsson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Larsson darts in and clinches El Toro up against the cage.
El Toro tries to work over Larsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
El Toro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Larsson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Larsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sven Larsson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by El Toro as Larsson tries to tie him up.
El Toro is looking to control Larsson's arms but Larsson gets an underhook and turns him. Now El Toro has his back to the cage.
Larsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson tries to land knees in the clinch but El Toro avoids the damage to the body.
El Toro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
El Toro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Larsson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Larsson throws a punch but it's blocked by El Toro.
El Toro stalling in the clinch but Larsson improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for El Toro.
El Toro looking to stall.
El Toro can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
El Toro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
El Toro is struggling to control the position.
El Toro manages to break the clinch.
Larsson blocks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Larsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
El Toro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Larsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with El Toro, pushing him back against the cage.
Larsson prevents a body shot from El Toro.
Larsson lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Larsson.
El Toro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Larsson's elbow.
Larsson throws a punch but it's blocked by El Toro.
A bit of stalling here from Larsson.
Larsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. El Toro is defending well for now.
Larsson lands an uppercut.
Larsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from El Toro on the inside.
El Toro being controlled against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by El Toro as Larsson tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro blocks an uppercut.
Larsson just leaning against El Toro, taking a breather.
Larsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Larsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
El Toro takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
El Toro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Larsson blocks a jab.
El Toro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larsson slips a jab from El Toro.
Larsson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
El Toro keeps the fight on the outside.
Larsson misses with a wild combination.
Sven Larsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Larsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Larsson blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Larsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Julio El Toro's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for El Toro. That snapped Larsson's head back.
A jab lands there for El Toro.
Larsson works the jab nicely.
El Toro misses with a hook to the body
and Larsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Larsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. El Toro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Larsson.
Larsson misses with a few strikes there.
Larsson wants to clinch.
El Toro drives through and clinches with Larsson against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by El Toro.
Larsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Larsson misses with a punch to the body.
El Toro is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Larsson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larsson throws a punch but it's blocked by El Toro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
El Toro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Larsson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck El Toro on the side of the head.
Larsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Larsson throws a body punch but El Toro moves out of range.
Larsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
El Toro staying out of range there.
Larsson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Oh El Toro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Larsson looks for the body kick but El Toro saw that one coming.
El Toro seems to have got his legs back now.
El Toro misses with a looping right.
El Toro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Larsson throws a head kick but El Toro moves out of range.
El Toro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
El Toro circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
El Toro lands with an uppercut that bounces Larsson off the cage and back into range.
Larsson closes the distance and pushes El Toro back into the cage.
El Toro lands a right hand.
El Toro wants to break free but Larsson has control.
Larsson scores with a shot to the side of El Toro's head.
Nice body punch from El Toro.
Larsson trying to stall but El Toro improves his position.
El Toro wants to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
El Toro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Larsson's elbow.
Larsson slowing the pace effectively.
El Toro is looking to control Larsson's arms but Larsson gets an underhook and turns him. Now El Toro has his back to the cage.
Larsson tries to throw a body punch but El Toro avoids it by throwing Larsson back against the cage.
Larsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Larsson taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson looking to throw knees to the head but El Toro is blocking nicely.
Larsson lands a body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
El Toro lands a left hand.
Larsson blocks a body shot from El Toro.
Larsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Larsson misses with a body punch.
El Toro lands a left hand.
El Toro struggles to land a body shot inside as Larsson controls his hands.
Larsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Julio El Toro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Larsson pushes El Toro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
El Toro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
El Toro working aggressively here.
El Toro tries to work over Larsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Larsson lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson missing with knees to the body.
Larsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from El Toro - that landed with a thud.
Larsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
El Toro can't find room to land a body shot as Larsson controls the action.
Larsson scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larsson scores with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Larsson.
El Toro throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
El Toro misses with the head strike.
Larsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, El Toro scores with a nice short uppercut.
El Toro is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Larsson can't fight it off and eventually El Toro manages to take the fight to the floor. Larsson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as El Toro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sven Larsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Larsson 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Larsson!
A very excited looking Sven Larsson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ara Givi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ara Givi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Brawler
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ara Givi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Givi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Robertson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Givi looks for a takedown but Robertson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ara Givi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Givi darts in and clinches Robertson up against the cage.
Givi avoids a wild elbow strike from Robertson.
Robertson misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Robertson.
It looks like Ara Givi has been cut.
Givi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Robertson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Robertson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Robertson breaks the clinch.
Givi is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Robertson tenderised Givi's leg. Givi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Robertson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Both fighters circling a little - Robertson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Givi looks for a takedown but Robertson sprawls well.
Robertson is looking for the big counter here.
Givi is breathing heavily.
Robertson lands a big head kick that sends Givi tumbling to the mat! Robertson takes a step backwards and waves Givi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Givi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Robertson's waist but Robertson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Givi off to one side.
Givi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Robertson's half guard.
Robertson keeping hold of Givi's head, controlling as best he can.
Robertson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Robertson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Givi preventing the sweep.
Givi trying to control but Robertson is working from the bottom.
Givi has gone for a leg lock! Robertson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Givi's guard.
Robertson wants to control from the top but Givi keeps moving.
Robertson looking to pass the guard.
Robertson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Givi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson wants to control from the top but Givi keeps moving.
Givi seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Givi throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Givi is pulling down on Robertson's head to control his posture.
Givi wants to sweep here but Robertson controlling him for the moment.
Givi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Robertson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Givi trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Givi looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Robertson has picked Givi up and slammed him! Givi can't keep hold of the triangle and Robertson manages to pass to side control!
Robertson wants to stand but Givi has his arm trapped.
Givi wants to control but Robertson postures up.
Robertson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
You can see the frustration on Givi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Givi.
Robertson feints a counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Robertson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ara Givi's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Robertson slaps away a takedown attempt from Givi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Givi shoots in and drives through. Robertson sprawls well.
Robertson scoring well with a low kick there.
Givi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Robertson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Givi with a body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ara Givi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Givi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Robertson misses with a looping left.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Givi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robertson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Robertson throws a big counter head kick but Givi avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robertson scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Givi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Robertson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Givi shoots for a takedown but Robertson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Robert Robertson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robertson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ara Givi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot lands for Robertson.
Givi avoids the head kick by Robertson.
Robert Robertson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robertson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Robertson scores with a nice head shot.
Givi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Robertson counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Givi! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Robertson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Robertson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Robert Robertson thanked Top Dogs for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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