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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jobert Sucaldito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Madhead Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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190 lbs
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185 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
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jobert Sucaldito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Madhead Power!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Hemmingworth and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sucaldito falls off balance throwing a combination
and Power counters with a stiff right hand.
Power dives in and grabs Sucaldito's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sucaldito pushes down on Power's head and hops out.
Power swinging wildly here.
Power takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Power looks to land a combination but Sucaldito avoids it well.
Power tries for a takedown but Sucaldito circles away easily
and Sucaldito counters with a stiff right hand.
We've been told by Sucaldito's head coaches at The Clinic that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sucaldito lands an overhand right.
Power fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Power looks to move away, Sucaldito throws a big counter combo bu Power just gets out of the way.
Sucaldito stuns Power with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sucaldito lands a left and a right that send Power crashing to the mat, dazed. Sucaldito thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Power is rocked!
It looks like Madhead Power has been cut.
Sucaldito slaps away a takedown attempt from Power, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Power is still on wobbly legs! Can Sucaldito finish him?
Jobert Sucaldito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Madhead Power.
Sucaldito throws a series of punches but Power avoids them all with ease.
Power seems to have recovered his senses.
Power has a takedown stuffed.
Sloppy strikes from Sucaldito. Those never looked like landing.
Sucaldito lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Power circles away quickly and effectively.
Power is looking for the big counter here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sucaldito misses with a wild body shot.
Power looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Power closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sucaldito to the mat! Sucaldito manages to get full guard.
Power lands a couple of digs.
Power missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sucaldito looking for a sweep. Not yet Sucaldito, not yet.
Power told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Power pushing down on Sucaldito's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Power trying to control from half guard but Sucaldito is working away.
Sucaldito on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sucaldito tries to get out of the position.
Sucaldito preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sucaldito wants to get back to full guard.
Sucaldito has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Power is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sucaldito wants to get back to full guard.
Sucaldito is refusing to be controlled, as Power sits in half guard.
Sucaldito wants to control but Power is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sucaldito is refusing to be controlled, as Power sits in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jobert Sucaldito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sucaldito misses with a double jab.
Power looks to land a combination but Sucaldito avoids it well.
Power tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sucaldito manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Power fails to land the takedown.
Sucaldito scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sucaldito fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Power on the side of the head.
Power walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Power changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sucaldito tries to avoid it but Power manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sucaldito to the ground. Sucaldito escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sucaldito lands a body shot.
Power just misses with a punch to the body.
Sucaldito scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sucaldito connects with a crisp jab.
Sucaldito lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Power shoots in for a takedown but Sucaldito shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jobert Sucaldito dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Madhead Power's cut.
That's time! Sucaldito's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice shot lands for Sucaldito.
Sucaldito scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Power doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice uppercut lands for Sucaldito. That snapped Power's head back.
Sucaldito lands a big right hand that sends Power crashing to the mat! Sucaldito stays standing though and waves Power back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Power gets the takedown into side control.
Power working away.
Sucaldito sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sucaldito is trying to maintain the position but Power is very close to passing his half guard.
Sucaldito is not content to let Power control the position.
Sucaldito trying to hold on to Power's head to control him but Power postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sucaldito is trying to get back to full guard.
Sucaldito is not content to let Power control the position.
Sucaldito wants to get back to full guard.
Power thows a huge punch but Sucaldito dodges it nicely.
Power is looking for a kimura but Sucaldito is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Power to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Power missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sucaldito avoids the body shot from Power.
It looked like Sucaldito was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nice shot by Sucaldito.
Sucaldito scores with a decent looking hook.
Jobert Sucaldito is winning the standup battle so far.
Sucaldito lands a left and a right that send Power crashing to the mat, dazed. Sucaldito thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Power is defended easily by Sucaldito.
Sucaldito is looking for a counter combo.
Power tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sucaldito throws a big counter combination but Power scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sucaldito keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sucaldito lands a really nice looking cross but Power seems unphased.
Power shoots in for a double leg but Sucaldito sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jobert Sucaldito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Madhead Power.
Sucaldito swinging wildly here.
Madhead Power is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch lands to the side of Power 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sucaldito lands a left and a right that send Power crashing to the mat, dazed. Sucaldito thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
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!
Power slips under a jab from Sucaldito.
Power doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sucaldito counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sucaldito drops Power with a naaaaasty hook - Power is in real trouble here! Sucaldito dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jobert Sucaldito!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Straight Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lannister comes to the ring accompanied by Freefallin by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Tyrion Lannister has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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140 lbs
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144 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyrion Lannister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Straight Cash!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ron Honeybunn and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cash forces Lannister back against the ropes and clinches.
Cash tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lannister avoids it.
Lannister tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cash smiles and moves away.
Nice cross by Lannister.
Cash moves into the clinch.
A short right from Cash on the inside.
Cash throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cash tries to throw a body punch but Lannister avoids it by throwing Cash back against the ropes.
Cash stalling in the clinch.
Cash slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cash pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Cash fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cash throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Cash throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cash.
Cash pushes off an throws an elbow but Lannister leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Lannister drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lannister decides to pull guard.
Cash has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Lannister to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Cash is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Lannister pulls down on the head and he's put Cash to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tyrion Lannister!
Tyrion Lannister looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I should be wearing that fucking belt right now but beggars can't be choosers so when they sent me an offer to be cannon fodder I accepted it just so I could get the chance to beat the living shit out of Jesus. And guess what now? Jesus ain't looking so grand. Kiss my ass bitch.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tobias Wall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williamson comes to the ring accompanied by Iggy Pop - Lust For Life . Wall is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: We Ready- Archie Eversole. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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185 lbs
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171 lbs
4 - 2 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Simon Williamson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tobias Wall!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wall shoots in for a takedown but Williamson shows good takedown defense.
Williamson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wall takes a swing at Williamson's ribcage but misses.
Wall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wall swings for the body but Williamson moves out of range.
Williamson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tobias Wall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wall moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Williamson drops Wall with a left right combo! Williamson follows him down to the ground into side control.
Wall is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williamson cracks Wall with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Williamson immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Wall is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Williamson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Williamson!
Simon Williamson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Steel Penn's Laundry 93%, into his post fight interview.
In defeat, Tobias Wall stepped up to the mic, saying 'What can I say, Simon beat me again. He is the better fighter. No shame in doing so, I fought hard with vengeance in my mind but he got me twice. Thanks Prestige for the chance to fight. I apologize to everyone I dissapointed tonight'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolf West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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224 lbs
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215 lbs
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Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Fast |
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wolf West!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West feints a jab promting Gracie to slip. West then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gracie slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
West swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by West.
West thuds a left hand into Gracie's body.
West throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.
West fails with an attempt to clinch.
West clinches.
West swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for West.
West lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
West stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Gracie has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! West manages to get his head free but now Gracie has transitioned to an armbar! West grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Gracie! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robert Gracie!
During a confident post fight interview, Robert Gracie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takuji Kawashima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Kiely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kawashima comes to the ring accompanied by Colossal - Wolfmother. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Takuji Kawashima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddie Kiely!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawashima moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kawashima takes a swing at Kiely's ribcage but misses.
Kawashima avoids the body shot from Kiely.
Kawashima throws a solid leg kick but Kiely takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kawashima.
Kawashima gets a takedown into half guard.
Kawashima is looking to take a break and control but Kiely is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kawashima is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Kiely is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Takuji Kawashima!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Takuji Kawashima made sure he mentioned Kore Fight Nutrition [TG], along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Grice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Grice might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to GZA - Shadowboxin'. Smith has chosen frenzal rhomb - Mum changed the locks as his entrance music. 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
9 - 0 - 1 |
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199 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
9 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gary Grice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Smith!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grice keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grice.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grice, right into the meat.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith lands with a hook. Grice tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith throws a right and a left that Grice avoids nicely.
Grice moves out of range as Smith strikes.
A big right from Smith misses.
Grice feinted with a counter takedown.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Grice feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith throws a right hand that Grice ducks under and follows up with a left that Grice also avoids with ease.
Smith wants to land a leg kick but Grice is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Grice there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Grice's head but Grice sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grice changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Grice has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Razor Sharp Training Systems in the buildup to the fight.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Grice counters with a shoot takedown. Smith fights it but they end up in guard.
Grice wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grice slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Grice from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grice trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grice throwing strikes but missing.
Grice pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Grice slips nicely into half guard.
Grice trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grice stalling away here and it's allowed Smith to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Grice from controlling successfully.
Grice is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Grice throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith misses with a leg kick
and Grice counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Smith!
A lull in the action here.
Grice is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Smith has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grice tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Grice controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grice misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Grice dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Grice throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and moves out of range.
Grice lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grice looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grice has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Grice checks a leg kick nicely.
Smith throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grice moves away.
Grice keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grice tries to counter by clinching up but Smith breaks away and moves out of range.
Smith blocks the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Grice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Joe Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grice moves away.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Grice slips the punch.
Grice throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Smith jabs Grice right on the nose. Grice blinks but takes it well.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith digs a good hook to Grice's body.
A right-left combo lands from Smith.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grice.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grice moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Grice feinted with a counter takedown.
Grice throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grice's head backwards.
Grice attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smith feints a counter leg kick.
Grice moves out of range of the leg kick from Smith.
Grice seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A nice combination there by Smith.
Grice cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grice cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Smith jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grice moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Smith throws a leg kick
and Grice counters with a single leg into guard. Smith didn't expect that.
Smith wants to sweep here but Grice controlling him for the moment.
Grice trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grice looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Grice from controlling successfully.
Grice is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grice with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grice counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Grice.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grice lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joe Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grice moves away.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grice's calf.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Grice counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Grice.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Smith takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Grice misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Grice.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grice.
Grice lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Grice presses Smith against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Grice tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Grice back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Smith slips a straight right by Grice.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grice doesn't seem bothered though.
Grice lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
Grice turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Smith misses.
As Smith tries to get set, Grice tries to push him back and clinch up but Smith manages to avoid the attempt.
Smith throws a body punch but Grice moves out of range.
Grice changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Grice is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grices jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smith throws a leg kick but Grice sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Grice drops down looking for a counter takedown but Smith sprawls and moves away.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grice lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the ropes and back into range.
Grice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Grice attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Grice avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grice takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grices jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smith takes one on the button.
Grice stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grice finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grice wants to clinch.
Grice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Grice uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
A bone on bone clash there as Grice blocks the leg kick.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Grice is just out of range.
Joe Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Grice eats them both and turns towards Smith to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Grice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grice swings widly with a right hand
and Smith counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grice's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grice tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith digs a good body shot into Grice's ribs.
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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!
Smith misses with a double jab
and Grice counters by moving into the clinch.
Grice goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smith blocks a body shot from Grice.
Grice is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Smith is defending well.
Grice lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grice misses with a punch to the body.
Grice working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joe Smith.
I think Smith 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Smith!
Joe Smith managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Valhalla Fight Wear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Idi Ota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Idi Ota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ben Watson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ota walks into a left hand.
It looks like Idi Ota has been cut.
Ota tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ota tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ota manages to avoid it.
Ota is looking for a counter combo.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Ota forces Jackson back against the ropes and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ota just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
Jackson tries to circle away but Ota has him pinned against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ota.
Jackson looks winded!
Ota looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Ota putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jackson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ota landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ota lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ota tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Ota is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ota putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jackson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ota misses with a knee to the head.
Ota lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jackson.
Ota landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ota working Jackson over with knees to the body.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like John Jackson has been cut.
Ota gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ota scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ota gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Ota.
Ota landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ota obliges.
Ota scores a nice knee to the body.
Ota lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up John Jackson's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ota working Jackson over with knees to the body.
Ota scores a nice knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Ota.
Ota lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ota landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ota utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ota lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Ota.
I was talking to Ota's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ota looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Ota.
Ota using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ota presses Jackson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ota lands a nice knee to the body.
Ota gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ota utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ota lands a nice knee to the body.
Ota with a knee to the head.
The cut above John Jackson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jackson avoiding damage as Ota throws knees to the body.
Ota with a knee to the head.
Ota lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ota obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ota lands a nice elbow.
Ota lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
John Jackson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ota connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
Ota lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Jackson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Idi Ota!
A very excited looking Idi Ota 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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