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The Quest 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between on no (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Hilgers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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22
145 lbs
0 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, on no!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jamie Hilgers!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hilgers throws a combination that misses
and no counters with a nice double leg into guard.
no makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
no lands a couple of decent looking shots.
no controls from within his opponent's guard.
no chips away with some ground and pound.
Hilgers is rocked!
no stands up over Hilgers, holding on to his feet. no throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Hilgers is out cold! no lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). on no!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mentos mBledos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stein Lager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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212 lbs
1 - 1 - 1 |
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215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
Self confident |
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Counter fighter
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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
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mentos mBledos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stein Lager!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - mBledos coming out on top.
Lager shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with mBledos but mBledos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
mBledos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lager fails in his attempt to clinch.
mBledos lands with a good body shot.
mBledos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
mBledos dives in and scores a takedown into Lager's guard.
Lager is looking for a triangle here but mBledos uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Lager sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lager looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lager tries to get to full guard but mBledos has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mBledos is trying to control the action in half guard but Lager is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with mBledos in particular looking to stall.
Lager looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lager looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lager tries to roll over but mBledos keeps him under control.
Lager regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lager throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
mBledos gets to his feet - Lager follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
mBledos works Lager's body with a nice hook.
Nice uppercut there from mBledos.
Lager shoots in for a takedown but mBledos shows good takedown defense.
Lager looks winded!
Lager has a takedown stuffed.
Mentos mBledos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stein Lager.
mBledos stuns Lager with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
mBledos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good exchange - mBledos coming out on top.
mBledos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
mBledos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lager keeps working.
mBledos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mBledos wants to free his trapped foot but Lager is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lager actively working from the bottom here.
mBledos passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
mBledos with shots to the head and body - Lager looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lager is trying desperately to improve position.
mBledos looking to secure an arm triangle but Lager defends it well.
mBledos jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lager manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lager is trying to improve his position.
mBledos scoring with punches and elbows.
mBledos taking a breather here.
mBledos has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
mBledos stuffs the takedown.
mBledos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
mBledos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mentos mBledos dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
mBledos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lager.
mBledos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A counter left hand to the body from mBledos misses its target.
Lager closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
mBledos drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lager looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
mBledos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
mBledos decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lager, up you get!
Stein Lager is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lager drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lager wants to control from the top but mBledos keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mBledos looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Lager has picked mBledos up and slammed him! mBledos can't keep hold of the triangle and Lager manages to pass to side control!
mBledos can't do much from the bottom here.
mBledos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
mBledos looks to move to half guard but instead Lager has passed into mount! Damn!
mBledos tries to hold on but Lager postures up.
Lager has control of mBledos's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and mBledos regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
mBledos is trying to stand.
mBledos wants to hold on but Lager pushes him away.
mBledos is working to get back to half guard.
Lager looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
mBledos tries to hold on but Lager postures up.
mBledos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if mBledos tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mBledos is desperately trying to improve his position but Lager has a good base and remains in mount.
Lager jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but mBledos manages to avoid the submission attempt.
mBledos tries to improve position but can't.
Lager tries for a kimura but mBledos is defending well.
mBledos tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Lager presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
mBledos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lager can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lager swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and mBledos is now in Lager's guard. A big mistake from Lager there, giving up the dominant position!
Lager is breathing heavily.
Lager keeping full guard, as mBledos tries to pass.
Lager escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. mBledos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
mBledos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lager on the ground.
mBledos stands and steps away. Lager gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lager shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and mBledos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stein Lager will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
mBledos digs a good hook to Lager's body.
Nice straight punches there by mBledos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of mBledos.
mBledos closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lager's guard.
Lager is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and mBledos defends well.
mBledos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lager looking for subs off his back but mBledos has passed one foot through into half guard.
Lager blocking the ground and pound attempt from mBledos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
mBledos is looking to take a break and control but Lager is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
mBledos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lager looking for submissions off his back.
Lager takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lager actively working from the bottom here.
mBledos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
mBledos seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lager for as long as he can get away with.
mBledos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lager looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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. mBledos connects with a nice short shot to Lager's temple.
mBledos stands up out of the half guard.
Lager shoots in but no luck this time.
mBledos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lager unleashes a big counter combination but mBledos bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
mBledos moves into range and connects with a jab.
mBledos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lager throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lager takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
mBledos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lager back to the cage. mBledos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
mBledos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lager under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mBledos stalks Lager and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lager's face. Lager staggers backwards, shaken.
mBledos connects with a body shot.
mBledos misses with a low kick.
Lager wants to counter with a clinch but mBledos pushes him away.
mBledos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and mBledos duly obliges.
mBledos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lager is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lager looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! mBledos has picked Lager up and slammed him! Lager can't keep hold of the triangle and mBledos manages to pass to side control!
mBledos is looking to take a break and control but Lager is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
mBledos decides to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
mBledos jabs Lager to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
mBledos digs a good hook to Lager's body.
mBledos lands a right hook to the body.
Lager tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but mBledos defends well and Lager ends up having to push mBledos into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
mBledos closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lager quickly recovers to half guard.
mBledos performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
mBledos 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.
mBledos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
mBledos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lager is just riding it out for now. mBledos eventually gives up the hold.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mentos mBledos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well mBledos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 29:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mentos mBledos!
Mentos mBledos seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darren Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slow Motion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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23
198 lbs
7 - 8 - 1 |
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26
214 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
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Basic striking
KO power |
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Brawler
Knockout power |
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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
7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Darren Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Slow Motion!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Topper Green and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Martin.
Motion manages to work his way to half guard, despite Martin's best efforts.
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. Martin connects with a nice short shot to Motion's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Motion tries to get to full guard but Martin has control of the leg.
Martin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from Martin there.
Martin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Martin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Motion defending well though.
Motion wants to control but Martin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Martin lands a nice short elbow.
Motion on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Martin drops an elbow to the side of Motion's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Motion taking some punishment here, with Martin in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin is keen to just control but Motion is a slippery customer.
Martin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Motion is holding on to half guard well.
Motion is trying to control but can't.
Martin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Martin 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.
Martin throwing shots but Motion is blocking nicely.
Martin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Motion is rocked!
Nice strikes from Martin there.
Motion is still in real trouble! Can Martin finish him?
Martin lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Motion! More strikes land and this one is all over! Martin jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darren Martin!
A relieved looking Darren Martin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Fredrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Wills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredrick comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz: Throw It Up. Wills has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Ronald Fredrick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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198 lbs
4 - 15 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronald Fredrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Wills!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Watson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredrick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Fredrick backs off Wills throws a huge counter combo but Fredrick manages to avoid it all.
Fredrick tests Wills's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fredrick shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Fredrick was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wills is looking to regain half guard here but Fredrick keeps moving and retains side control.
Fredrick scoring with punches from side control.
Fredrick 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.
Fredrick connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Wills some visible discomfort.
Wills tries to escape but Fredrick is in control.
Wills is being controlled here.
Fredrick trying to control the action but Wills is working from the bottom.
Fredrick working the head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Wills is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wills takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Fredrick looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fredrick connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Wills some visible discomfort.
Wills is rocked!
Fredrick has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Wills is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Fredrick yanks on the arm and Wills is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Fredrick.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ronald Fredrick!
A victorious Ronald Fredrick thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Joe Wills was interviewed post fight and said 'Well Try Better Next Time'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Gracia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracia comes to the cage accompanied by Cucurucucu Paloma. Lynch has chosen War by Hed Pe as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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207 lbs
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204 lbs
11 - 9 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
11 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Luis Gracia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lucas Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Hemmingworth and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracia 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.
Gracia scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gracia with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gracia postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gracia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lynch works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lynch is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracia throwing strikes from guard but Lynch blocks nicely.
Our spies down at at Feed'em To The Lions inform us that Lynch has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Gracia drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracia jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracia drops back looking for a leg! Lynch is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lynch manages to kick Gracia off! Gracia jumps back into Lynch's guard.
Lynch is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Gracia presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracia gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gracia passes to side control.
Lynch takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gracia 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.
Lynch regains half guard.
Lynch wants to get back to his feet.
Gracia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gracia lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gracia will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lynch wants to control but Gracia is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gracia drops an elbow to the side of Lynch's head.
Gracia winds up and cracks Lynch with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gracia works his way into full mount!
Gracia is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lynch can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lynch is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracia has a good base and remains in mount.
Gracia lands with some strikes.
It looks like Lucas Lynch has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lynch has left one of his arms exposed and Gracia doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Lynch screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luis Gracia!
Luis Gracia decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deni Mukhtar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mukhtar has chosen Goyang Dumang as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damien Thorn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Deni Mukhtar!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mukhtar blocks a low kick nicely.
Thorn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mukhtar slips under a jab from Thorn.
Damien Thorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorn tests Mukhtar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mukhtar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Thorn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thorn swings for the body but Mukhtar moves out of range.
Mukhtar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thorn.
Mukhtar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thorn has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mukhtar throws a front kick aimed at Thorn's knee but Thorn avoids it well.
Thorn moves out of range of the body kick.
Thorn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mukhtar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mukhtar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thorn manages to avoid it.
Thorn throws a low kick but Mukhtar avoids it.
Thorn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thorn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thorn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn closes the distance and clinches.
Thorn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mukhtar lands a jab-cross combination.
Mukhtar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mukhtar lands a nice shot to the body.
Thorn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mukhtar as he jumps to the side.
Thorn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mukhtar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thorn throws a series of punches but Mukhtar avoids them all with ease.
Mukhtar throws out a counter right but Thorn avoids it with no problem.
Nice defenses there by Mukhtar.
Thorn tries to clinch but Mukhtar moves out of range.
Thorn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thorn shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mukhtar's guard.
Mukhtar manages to escape and get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mukhtar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thorn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mukhtar throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mukhtar throws a sloppy head kick
and Thorn counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mukhtar trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mukhtar trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Thorn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mukhtar wants to stand and escape but Thorn is having none of it.
Thorn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mukhtar is keeping the position for now.
Mukhtar being controlled here, momentarily.
Mukhtar wants to get back to his feet but Thorn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Thorn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thorn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thorn tries to free his leg and advance position but Mukhtar is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mukhtar wants to sweep but no luck.
Thorn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thorn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Thorn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Thorn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thorn trying to control the position from guard on top but Mukhtar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mukhtar is trying to control the position but Thorn postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thorn closes the distance and pushes Mukhtar back into the cage.
Thorn presses Mukhtar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mukhtar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mukhtar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A body shot lands from Thorn.
Mukhtar looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mukhtar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thorn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thorn lands an elbow that stopped Mukhtar in his tracks for a moment.
Mukhtar takes a shot to the head.
Thorn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thorn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Thorn scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorn scores with a hook to the body.
Thorn lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mukhtar to his knees! Thorn keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Thorn!
Damien Thorn retains his heavyweight title!
Damien Thorn took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, I-Fight Demonic for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kilo Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edgar Mendoza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kilo Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Francis DeMontford and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson closes the distance but Mendoza moves to the side
and Mendoza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson drives through and clinches with Mendoza against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mendoza can't break the clinch.
Mendoza blocking some punches.
Mendoza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson clinches with his opponent.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson prevents Mendoza from breaking the clinch.
Mendoza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've been informed that Jackson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Mendoza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson has Mendoza up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mendoza breaks from the clinch.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mendoza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mendoza rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jackson counters with a three punch combo that has Mendoza backing up. Mendoza nods at Jackson to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Mendoza is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mendoza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson swings for the body but Mendoza moves out of range.
Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mendoza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Mendoza controls the action.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mendoza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mendozas head.
Come on Jackson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Mendoza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Mendoza's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mendoza is trying to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mendoza tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Mendoza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendoza prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson pushes Mendoza back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jackson looking to stall.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendoza's elbow.
Mendoza wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Mendoza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Mendoza breaks the clinch.
Jackson slips a straight right by Mendoza.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left lands for Mendoza.
Mendoza slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
The crowd cheers as Mendoza lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jackson doesn't seem phased though.
Jackson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mendoza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson unleashes a big counter combination but Mendoza bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Mendoza.
Jackson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mendoza throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mendoza misses with an uppercut.
We've been told by Mendoza's head coaches at Feed'em To The Lions that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Oooooh!!! Mendoza has knocked Jackson down with a huge combo! Mendoza steps away and waves a wobbly Jackson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Jackson is rocked!
It looks like Kilo Jackson has been cut.
Mendoza fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Jackson to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Jackson looks to clinch but Mendoza throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Jackson taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Edgar Mendoza!
Edgar Mendoza retains his featherweight title!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Marfaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Owen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Marfaker 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 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Marfaker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harry Owen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Damien Edna and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marfaker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marfaker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Owen circles away quickly and effectively.
Marfaker misses with the body kick
and Owen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Owen wants to control from the top but Marfaker keeps moving.
Marfaker has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Owen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marfaker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marfaker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Owen trying to control but Marfaker is working from the bottom.
Marfaker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owen is fighting to break Marfaker's control of his arms but Marfaker is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen trying to control but Marfaker is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Marfaker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Owen with the counter takedown but Marfaker avoids it easily.
Marfaker misses with a body shot.
Owen slips a straight right by Marfaker.
And Owen tries to counter it with a takedown but Marfaker pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Juan Marfaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Owen blocks a jab.
Marfaker looks to land a left hand but Owen moved out of range nicely.
Marfaker thows a leg kick but Owen checks it
and Owen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Owen looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Marfaker dives on top into guard.
Owen looking for subs off his back but Marfaker has passed one foot through into half guard.
Marfaker keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Owen is trying to get back to full guard.
Owen works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marfaker looking to pass the guard.
Owen working a defensive guard here.
Marfaker sitting in guard here, content to control.
Owen looking for subs off his back but Marfaker has passed one foot through into half guard.
Owen wants to get back to full guard.
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.
Owen is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Marfaker is tapping! Great win for Owen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Harry Owen!
Harry Owen is the new light heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Harry Owen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sigurd Vinci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Cook told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sigurd Vinci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Cook!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ron Honeybunn and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cook thuds a left hand into Vinci's body.
Nice takedown defense from Vinci. No joy for Cook on that attempt.
Vinci clinches.
Vinci scores with a hook to the body.
Vinci lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vinci has a couple of punches blocked by Cook.
Cook with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vinci.
Vinci scores with a shoulder strike.
Vinci lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vinci lands a left hand.
Cook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cook has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Vinci closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vinci lands with a light punch inside.
Vinci lands a nice uppercut.
Vinci lands a right hand.
Vinci lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Vinci.
Vinci throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cooks head.
A short right from Vinci on the inside.
Vinci lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinci lands an uppercut.
Vinci lands with a short shot to the head.
Vinci lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cook looks winded!
Vinci scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cook tries to stall but Vinci uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A shot in the inside from Vinci.
Vinci lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vinci scores with a shot to the side of Cook's head.
Vinci pushes Cook back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Vinci.
Cook drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vinci pulls his leg out and moves away.
Vinci has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Vinci.
Vinci has Cook pressed against the cage, preventing Cook from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vinci makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vinci lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cook backwards.
Vinci scores with a shot to the side of Cook's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinci lands a body punch.
Vinci lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Vinci.
Cook is rocked!
Vinci lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cook backwards.
Cook is still on wobbly legs! Can Vinci finish him?
Vinci scores with a shoulder strike.
Vinci lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vinci throws a big uppercut that drops Cook! More strikes from Vinci and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Cook lies dazed against the cage as Vinci celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sigurd Vinci!
A victorious Sigurd Vinci thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated James Cook had this to say: 'The fact I don't think that it was not immediately available to comment on the way I feel so much better if you have no idea what I was a great way of saying '.
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