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SFC 18 - Gunn vs. Caschera II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and john barker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Harper is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, john barker!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper shoots for a takedown but barker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
barker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harper defends it nicely.
barker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harper fails to land with a series of punches.
barker shoots in looking for a takedown. Harper tries to sprawl out of it but barker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harper manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ben Harper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of john barker.
Harper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
barker lands with a nice combination. Harper backs away looking to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
barker tries a head kick but it misses.
barker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
barker blocks a jab.
Harper fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
barker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harper as he avoids it easily.
Harper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but barker circles away quickly and effectively.
Harper misses with a two punch combination.
Harper misses with a straight left.
Harper throws a right and a left that barker avoids nicely.
Harper darts in and clinches barker up against the cage.
Harper pulls barker into guard.
Harper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
barker trying to control but Harper is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Harper has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes barker off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Harper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
barker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harper circles away quickly and effectively.
Ben Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
barker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harper misses with a head kick.
Harper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
barker dives in and grabs Harper's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harper pushes down on barker's head and hops out.
Harper drives through and clinches with barker against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
barker is trying to break free.
Harper prevents a takedown attempt there.
barker looks gassed!
barker tries to pull guard but Harper holds him up against the cage and eventually barker drops back down to his feet.
The referee is keeping an eye on Harper - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Harper prevents the takedown attempt.
barker has Harper pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Harper manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Harper pushes barker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Harper.
Harper manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harper is on top in guard.
Harper not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
barker has momentary wrist control but Harper slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
barker wants to stand and escape but Harper is having none of it.
barker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Harper controls the pace.
Harper scoring with some ground and pound.
Harper is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Harper content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Harper dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Harper lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
barker tries to clinch but Harper is having none of it.
barker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Harper scoring well with a low kick there.
No joy there for Harper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harper lands a slapping body shot.
Some wild striking there from Harper.
Harper stuffs the takedown attempt from barker. barker gets slowly back to his feet.
Harper misses with a jab, cross combination.
barker shoots for a takedown but Harper saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice jab there from Harper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper misses with a takedown attempt - barker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
barker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harper throws a right hand that barker ducks under and follows up with a left that barker also avoids with ease.
barker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Harper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harper closes the distance and clinches.
Harper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harper digs a good body shot into barker's ribs.
barker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harper is fending him off so far but barker persists. Nope, Harper circles away and we're back to standing.
Ben Harper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of john barker.
Harper will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
barker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harper is fending him off so far but barker persists. Nope, Harper circles away and we're back to standing.
barker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harper sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper dives in and grabs barker's left leg, looking for a takedown. barker pushes down on Harper's head and hops out.
barker shoots in and drives through. Harper sprawls well.
barker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harper just misses with a punch to the body.
barker shoots in but no luck this time.
Harper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harper.
barker looking to slow down the pace here.
Harper just leaning against barker, taking a breather.
Harper manages to break the clinch.
barker has a takedown stuffed.
Harper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Harper jumps guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harper is on top in guard.
Harper is stalling in the full guard.
barker working a defensive guard here.
barker might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Harper kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harper lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Harper slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Harper pushes down on barker's leg and manages to get into half guard.
barker tries to get to full guard but Harper has control of the leg.
Harper controlling the action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
barker flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Harper dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
barker misses with a double jab
and Harper counters by moving into the clinch.
barker is trying to maintain a safe position but Harper gets an underhook and turns barker into the cage.
Harper works on barker's body with a couple of short punches.
Harper breaks from the clinch.
Harper scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Harper lands a jab to barker's midsection.
Harper misses with a jab, cross combination.
barker is trying desperately to land a takedown but Harper is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for barker.
Harper shoots in and drives through. barker sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Harper. No joy for barker on that attempt.
barker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ben Harper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harper leaves barker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
barker looks to clinch
and Harper counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in barker's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
barker is trying to control the position but Harper postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper won't allow barker to get back to his feet.
Harper looking to pass the guard.
barker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harper pushing down on barker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Harper is taking a breather. barker 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
barker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
Harper takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
barker is looking to improve his position.
Harper takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
barker trying to control from the bottom.
barker is pushing off trying to get to his feet. Harper has hold of the leg though and he's dropped back for a heel hook… has he got it?? YES! barker is tapping! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Ben Harper!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ken Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ken Masters could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Trent Morgan's chin.
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198 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Masters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trent Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan slips a jab and a cross from Masters.
Ken Masters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Masters.
Masters misses with a body kick.
Masters misses with a wild combination.
Masters swats away the attempt to clinch by Morgan.
Morgan has managed to clinch.
Morgan crunches a lovely knee into Masters's ribcage.
Masters is trying to break the clinch but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan landing knees to the body.
Masters is breathing heavily.
Morgan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Masters gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Morgan scores with a knee to the head.
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan lands a good knee to the midsection. Masters won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morgan obliges.
Masters takes an elbow to the forehead.
Morgan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Masters takes an elbow to the forehead.
Masters takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crunch! Morgan slams his shin into Masters's torso.
Masters stuffs the takedown.
Morgan pushes Masters up against the cage in a clinch.
Morgan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morgan obliges.
Masters takes an elbow to the temple.
Morgan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morgan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Masters in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan working Masters over with knees to the body.
Morgan lands an elbow inside that Masters shrugs off.
Morgan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morgan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Masters up against the cage.
Morgan scores with a knee to the head.
Morgan lands a knee to the body.
Morgan scores with a knee to the head.
Morgan working Masters over with knees to the body.
Morgan successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Morgan wants to sweep but no luck.
Morgan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Morgan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Masters. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Masters wanted to stand there but Morgan had control of the position.
Masters cracks Morgan with a solid left hand.
Masters working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morgan is looking to stand up but Masters isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Masters from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morgan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Morgan.
Morgan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morgan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morgan obliges.
Morgan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Masters wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The referee is keeping an eye on Morgan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Morgan pulls guard effortlessly.
Masters won't allow Morgan to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morgan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morgan wants to stand up but Masters is controlling him.
Masters gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Masters throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
Masters shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Morgan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Morgan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan lands a nice knee to the body.
Morgan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Masters's face.
Morgan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Masters scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Morgan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Morgan scores with a three punch combo!
Morgan tries to clinch but Masters moves out of range.
Morgan tries to land a body kick
and Masters counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morgan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masters has a closed guard, preventing Morgan from standing up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Masters is on top in guard.
Masters wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Masters throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morgan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Morgan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Morgan controlling Masters's posture.
Masters thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Masters accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Masters trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Masters shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morgan as he avoids it easily.
Morgan closes the distance and pushes Masters back into the cage.
A knee to the head by Morgan.
Morgan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Morgan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Masters's defenses.
Morgan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Ken Masters has been cut.
Morgan presses Masters against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Morgan leaning against his opponent.
Morgan lands an elbow just above Masters 's eye.
A nice left hand lands by Morgan.
Morgan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Morgan lands a nice knee to the body.
Morgan with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Morgan.
Masters takes an elbow to the temple.
Morgan lands a nice elbow.
Morgan lands an elbow inside that Masters shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters takes a knee right on the jaw!
A shot in the inside from Morgan.
Morgan pushes Masters back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Masters takes a knee right on the jaw!
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Morgan working Masters over with knees to the body.
Morgan scores with a knee to the head.
Morgan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Morgan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Masters takes a knee to the side of the body.
Morgan lands a nice elbow.
Masters fails to pull guard.
Masters has had enough of the clinch but Morgan keeps him there for the moment.
Morgan lands an elbow inside that Masters shrugs off.
Trent Morgan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A frustrated look appears on Masters's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morgan scores with a knee to the head.
Morgan landing knees to the head.
Morgan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morgan obliges.
Morgan lands a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Masters's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morgan obliges.
Morgan with a knee to the head.
Morgan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Morgan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Masters avoids a wild elbow strike from Morgan.
Masters looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morgan has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Masters clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Masters breaks Morgan's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Morgan controls Masters momentarily but Masters frees himself.
Masters landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masters with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Morgan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ken Masters's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Morgan misses with a double jab.
Morgan lands a jab.
Masters misses with a takedown
and Morgan moves into the clinch.
Masters wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morgan obliges.
Morgan with a knee to the head.
Morgan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Morgan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Masters in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Masters tries to throw a body punch but Morgan avoids it by throwing Masters back against the cage.
Morgan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Masters takes an elbow to the forehead.
Masters takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morgan has Masters pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Morgan pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Masters tumbling to the mat - Morgan dives into Masters's guard.
Morgan postures up in Masters's guard and throws a big left but Masters blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan trying to move into half guard but instead Masters has managed to sweep!
Morgan working for a triangle but Masters defends it easily.
Masters is stalling in the full guard.
Morgan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
Morgan wants to sweep here but Masters controlling him for the moment.
Masters has gone for a leg lock! Morgan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Masters's guard.
Trent Morgan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Masters strikes from his own guard.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Masters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Morgan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Masters is keeping the position for now.
Masters keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.
Masters is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Masters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches.
Knees to the body from Morgan.
Masters tries to pull guard but Morgan won't allow it.
Masters goes for a takedown attempt but Morgan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Masters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan forces Masters back against the cage and clinches.
Morgan digs a right hand underneath Masters's ribcage. Masters let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Morgan lands an elbow inside.
Ken Masters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morgan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Morgan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morgan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 26:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Morgan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Boa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boa's entrance music is Zappa-Why does it hurt when I pee?. A fine choice. Steve Boa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Boa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Takeshi Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto lands a right hook to the body.
Boa gets the takedown into side control.
Yamamoto is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Boa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boa is trying to get an arm triangle but Yamamoto is defending well.
Yamamoto pushes Boa away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Boa gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Boa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yamamoto knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Yamamoto tries to escape but Boa is in control.
Yamamoto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boa trying to control the action but Yamamoto is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamamoto is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Boa asserts his dominance and retains side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boa throws a strike aimed at the side of Yamamoto's head but Yamamoto avoids it well.
Yamamoto wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Boa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yamamoto can do anything to dispel that myth.
Boa is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yamamoto has escaped the position, nice work there.
Yamamoto is trying to buck Boa off.
Yamamoto is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Boa is looking to take a break and control but Yamamoto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boa prevents Yamamoto from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yamamoto keeps working.
Boa is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Yamamoto is trying to escape and Boa transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Yamamoto is forced to tap! Nice work there by Boa! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steve Boa!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Elric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wes Antietam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antietam has chosen War Is My Destiny as his entrance music. Tim Elric could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wes Antietam's chin.
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Elric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wes Antietam!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elric looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Elric wants to control but Antietam is keeping him busy.
Antietam trying to control here.
Elric working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Elric tries to pass the half guard into mount. Antietam knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ground and pound from Elric.
Antietam trying to control but Elric postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elric thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Antietam's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elric slips a nice elbow through Antietam's hands, connecting with Antietam's forehead.
Elric looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Elric not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Elric is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Elric landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Elric.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Elric connects with a nice short shot to Antietam's temple.
Antietam has hold of Elric's hands but Elric slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Antietam looks gassed!
Ground and pound from Elric.
Elric lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elric moves into full mount! Antietam won't be happy about that!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elric quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Elric but it's paid off an Antietam is forced to tap! Nice work by Elric.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tim Elric!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Claude Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Feng Wei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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193 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Claude Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Feng Wei!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wei is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Harper.
Wei takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jab, jab by Harper - just one landing.
Wei shoots in and drives through. Harper sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wei.
Harper connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wei fails to land the takedown.
Claude Harper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Feng Wei.
Wei takes one to the side of the head.
Wei wants to clinch.
Wei wants to clinch up but Harper keeps it at a distance.
Wei walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harper clobbers Wei with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wei is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper lands a nice shot that snaps Wei's head back.
Wei is still on wobbly legs! Can Harper finish him?
Harper cracks Wei with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Wei falls to his knees and Harper doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Claude Harper!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hanzo Chiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DaMarcus Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chiba comes to the cage accompanied by Bodies. Saint is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: General Public - Tenderness. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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177 lbs
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185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hanzo Chiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DaMarcus Saint!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Saint.
Saint throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chiba blocks a jab.
Chiba closes the distance and clinches up with Saint, looking for a takedown. Chiba pushes Saint against the cage but Saint circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Saint tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chiba is able to avoid easily.
Chiba shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Saint pinned against the cage. Saint gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Saint scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
DaMarcus Saint seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saint lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saint.
No joy there for Saint, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saint throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chiba keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Saint looks for the body kick but Chiba saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saint.
Chiba moves out of range of the body kick.
Saint misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chiba is defended easily by Saint.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hanzo Chiba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saint buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiba takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Chiba is breathing heavily.
Saint tries a head kick but it misses.
Saint throws a leg kick which misses Chiba's front leg but catches the back leg as Chiba tries to avoid it.
Saint looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chiba is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body kick there by Saint.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick there by Saint.
Chiba checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Saint moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Saint lands a big head kick that sends Chiba tumbling to the mat! Saint takes a step backwards and waves Chiba back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Chiba is rocked!
It looks like Hanzo Chiba has been cut.
Saint thumps Chiba with a low kick.
Saint motions for Chiba to come forward. Saint throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saint connects with a high kick.
Chiba checks a low kick from Saint.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DaMarcus Saint dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hanzo Chiba's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Saint!
A solid leg kick lands there for Saint.
Saint misses with a wild body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saint.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saint buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chiba tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint scores with a kick to the body.
Saint throws a right hand that Chiba ducks under and follows up with a left that Chiba also avoids with ease.
Saint lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chiba's sensitive parts.
Chiba on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Saint.
Saint throws a head kick but Chiba moves out of range.
Chiba feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint managing to control the position.
Chiba tries to free his leg and advance position but Saint is retaining full guard.
Saint is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Saint looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint tries to stand and escape but Chiba is controlling the position.
Chiba is trying to maintain the position but Saint is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Saint's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chiba is trying to maintain the position but Saint is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DaMarcus Saint showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hanzo Chiba's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Saint throws a sloppy head kick and Chiba moves out of range easily.
Saint motions for Chiba to come forward. Saint throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saint throws a leg kick but Chiba sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chiba fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiba shoots in and bounces Saint off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Chiba drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chiba jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Saint really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chiba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chiba drops back looking for a leg! Saint is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Saint manages to kick Chiba off! Chiba jumps back into Saint's guard.
Chiba preventing the sweep.
Chiba is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Saint is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Saint has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint trying to control but Chiba is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saint pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chiba is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Saint is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Saint trying to control but Chiba is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hanzo Chiba.
Well Saint has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 25:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DaMarcus Saint!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Pratt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meng Huo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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20
269 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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25
265 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Drew Pratt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Meng Huo!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pratt misses the jab.
Huo throws a right and a left that Pratt avoids nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Pratt misses the target.
Pratt misses with a looping left.
Huo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Pratt.
Pratt misses with an uppercut. Huo saw that one coming.
Huo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pratt's corner calls for a 1-2. Pratt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pratt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Drew Pratt has been cut.
Huo throws a series of punches but Pratt moves out of range.
Pratt closes the distance and clinches up with Huo, looking for a takedown. Pratt pushes Huo against the cage but Huo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pratt cracks Huo with a good jab.
Pratt misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pratt missing with a left hand there. Huo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Huo thows a body shot but no joy.
Pratt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Huo.
A swing and a miss from Huo.
Pratt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Huo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pratt misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pratt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Huo pinned against the cage. Huo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drew Pratt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pratt fails to land the takedown.
Pratt misses with a hook. Huo ducked under it nicely.
Pratt displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Meng Huo has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huo slips a jab and a cross from Pratt.
Pratt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Huo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Huo fails to land with a series of punches.
Huo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pratt.
Pratt misses with an uppercut. Huo saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meng Huo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Pratt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Huo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pratt throws a jab when Huo was well out of range.
Pratt throws a combination that misses
and Huo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pratt looks to land a right hand but Huo moved out of range.
Pratt throws a nice looking combination but Huo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Huo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pratt.
Pratt throws a looping overhand right but Huo ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pratt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pratt is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Huo works over Pratt's head and body with a nice combination.
Pratt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pratt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Huo.
Pratt throws a nice looking combination but Huo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pratt throws the left hand but Huo avoids the punch easily.
Pratt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pratt throws a lazy right hand but Huo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Huo moves away from the strike by Pratt.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Pratt. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Pratt lands with a straight right. Huo didn't see that one coming.
Huo slips a jab from Pratt.
Huo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pratt.
Pratt misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pratt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Huo takes a swing at Pratt's ribcage but misses.
Huo misses with the combination.
Pratt lands with a nice body punch.
Pratt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Huo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pratt swings for the body but Huo moves out of range.
Huo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Huo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meng Huo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pratt scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pratt is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meng Huo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Huo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Huo staying out of range there.
Pratt slips under a jab.
A big left from Pratt misses.
Some wild striking there from Pratt.
Huo throws a jab but it's blocked by Pratt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pratt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Huo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pratt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Huo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Drew Pratt's cut is getting worse.
Drew Pratt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pratt misses with a few strikes there.
Pratt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Huo is fending him off so far but Pratt persists. Nope, Huo circles away and we're back to standing.
Meng Huo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pratt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pratt throws a hook but Huo avoids it easily.
Pratt throws a combination that misses
and Huo counters with a left to the body.
Pratt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Huo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pratt tries for a takedown but Huo circles away easily
and Huo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drew Pratt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pratt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Huo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pratt throws a looping overhand right but Huo ducks down to avoid it.
Huo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pratt.
Pratt throws a lazy right hand but Huo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pratt scores with a punch to the head.
Pratt misses with the combination.
The fighters circling - Pratt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drew Pratt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Huo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pratt.
Pratt misses with a combination
and Huo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Meng Huo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pratt throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Huo counter with a right hand.
Pratt looks to land a right hand but Huo moved out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Meng Huo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Huo 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Meng Huo!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between king kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and matt mitriony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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19
300 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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23
300 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, king kong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, matt mitriony!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
kong dives in and grabs mitriony's left leg, looking for a takedown. mitriony pushes down on kong's head and hops out.
kong shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. mitriony defends it nicely.
mitriony has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from mitriony there as he acknowledges the shot.
kong looks for a takedown but mitriony sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for king kong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
kong tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but mitriony swivels and escapes.
kong misses with a low kick.
kong fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
mitriony moves into range and clinches up with kong.
mitriony has kong pressed against the cage, preventing kong from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
mitriony goes for a takedown attempt but kong pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
mitriony looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
kong scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
kong has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, mitriony works to full guard.
mitriony has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes kong off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
kong misses with a takedown
and mitriony moves into the clinch.
mitriony lands a shoulder strike.
It looks like king kong has been cut.
kong is trying to break the clinch but mitriony is controlling him.
kong has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. mitriony is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
mitriony pulls guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
mitriony keeping full guard, as kong tries to pass.
mitriony is looking to stand up but kong isn't so interested in that idea.
kong wants to stand but mitriony is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
kong looking to pass the guard.
mitriony wants to stand and escape but kong is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mitriony scrambles and gets back to his feet.
kong shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as mitriony sprawls well. mitriony wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. kong gets slowly back to his feet.
mitriony blocks a head kick by kong.
mitriony throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around kong's waist but kong gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing mitriony off to one side.
mitriony misses with a takedown attempt - kong sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
mitriony looks for a takedown but kong sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
kong shoots in but no luck this time.
kong gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and mitriony moves into the clinch.
mitriony throws a knee to the head but misses.
mitriony has kong pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. kong manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
kong drops to a knee looking for a takedown but mitriony gets the underhooks and prevents it.
kong looking for a takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by mitriony.
mitriony scores with an uppercut up the middle.
mitriony landing knees to the head.
mitriony lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
matt mitriony dominated that round.
The cut man is working on king kong's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
mitriony with a lazy takedown attempt
and kong counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
mitriony has one foot on kong's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
mitriony fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
kong will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
mitriony closes the distance and clinches up with kong, looking for a takedown. mitriony pushes kong against the cage but kong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
king kong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of matt mitriony.
mitriony moves into the clinch.
kong is trying to work for a single leg takedown but mitriony pulls him back up using the underhooks.
mitriony controlling the action here for a moment.
kong tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. mitriony smiles and moves away.
kong keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
kong shoots for a takedown but mitriony saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from mitriony.
A bone on bone clash there as mitriony blocks the leg kick.
kong lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as mitriony backs up against the cage.
kong looks to clinch
and mitriony moves into the clinch.
mitriony tries to land a knee to the head but kong blocks with his arms.
kong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but mitriony has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Come on mitriony - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
kong tries to break the clinch but mitriony is controlling the position.
A short right from mitriony on the inside.
mitriony has kong pushed against the cage.
mitriony lands with a short shot to the head.
mitriony breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
mitriony closes the distance and clinches.
mitriony breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
kong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
mitriony defends well against a solid takedown attempt from kong.
kong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
mitriony forces kong back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mitriony with an attempt at a knee that misses.
kong fails to pull the fight into his guard.
mitriony tries for a takedown but kong manages to get underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
mitriony connects with a knee to the head.
mitriony softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
king kong's cut is getting worse.
kong drops to a knee looking for a takedown but mitriony gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
mitriony tries to score a body lock takedown but kong shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
mitriony softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
mitriony manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
mitriony has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes kong off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
kong tries to clinch but mitriony moves away
and mitriony counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
mitriony prevents kong from breaking the clinch.
mitriony manages to break the clinch.
kong throws a low kick but mitriony avoids it.
kong throws a right and a left that mitriony avoids nicely.
kong misses with a takedown attempt - mitriony sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
mitriony closes the distance and pushes kong back into the cage.
mitriony has kong pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. kong manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
mitriony is trying to work for a single leg takedown but kong pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
mitriony with a knee to the head.
kong tries to pull guard but mitriony won't allow it.
mitriony wants a takedown but no success here.
mitriony scores with an uppercut up the middle.
kong wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
matt mitriony showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on king kong's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
mitriony changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. kong tries to avoid it but mitriony manages to keep hold of a leg and drag kong to the ground. kong escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
kong tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and mitriony counters with a takedown into side control.
kong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
kong is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
mitriony is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
kong tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but mitriony wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
kong on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if kong tries to get out of the position.
kong is trying to control mitriony's posture but mitriony avoids it.
mitriony in side control lands a decent elbow.
kong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
mitriony content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
kong tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
mitriony taking a breather here.
kong is looking for a sweep.
mitriony controls the position.
kong tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but mitriony wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
kong takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
mitriony content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
kong is trying to get back to his feet.
mitriony grinds an elbow into kong's temple.
king kong's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at king kong's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). matt mitriony!
matt mitriony is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Winston Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Caschera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunn comes to the cage accompanied by Shipping up to Boston - Dropkick Murphys . The crowd seem to be enjoying Caschera's choice of entrance music: Crimson King by Demons & Wizards limited edition. Max Caschera is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Winston Gunn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Caschera!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Gunn.
It looks like Max Caschera has been cut.
Gunn scores with a sloppy right hand. Caschera should have avoided that one.
Gunn tries to bum rush Caschera with a series of wild strikes but Caschera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good shot there by Gunn.
Gunn cracks Caschera with a good jab.
Nice straight punches there by Gunn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gunn.
Gunn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caschera slips a jab and a cross from Gunn.
Gunn is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Caschera slips under a jab from Gunn.
The fighters circling - Gunn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gunn throws a right hand that Caschera ducks under and follows up with a left that Caschera also avoids with ease.
Gunn scores with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gunn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Caschera takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Caschera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A shot to de liver by Gunn. Beautiful body shot.
Caschera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gunn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caschera ducks right into an uppercut from Gunn.
That has opened up Max Caschera's cut even more.
Gunn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Caschera looks gassed!
A leg kick checked by Caschera.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Caschera crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gunn - the referee stops the clock and Caschera gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gunn. Caschera manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caschera with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gunn to score with a decent uppercut.
Gunn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Caschera looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gunn scores with a hook.
The cut above Max Caschera's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gunn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gunn Rushes Caschera and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Caschera is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Gunn Piles on the pressure and Caschera crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Winston Gunn!
Winston Gunn retains his heavyweight title!
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