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Triumph 18 [Onslaught] PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boxing Sparring Dummy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tootsie Roll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sparring Dummy has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. 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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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
World class MT
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boxing Sparring Dummy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tootsie Roll!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roll lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sparring Dummy circles away quickly and effectively.
Roll throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sparring Dummy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tootsie Roll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roll scores with a spinning back kick!
Sparring Dummy is breathing heavily.
Roll paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sparring Dummy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roll throws out the jab.
Roll misses with the combination.
Roll fails to land with a series of punches.
Sparring Dummy blocks a jab.
Roll misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roll thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roll tries to close the distance and clinch but Sparring Dummy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roll plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Roll throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roll throws a right hand that Sparring Dummy ducks under and follows up with a left that Sparring Dummy also avoids with ease.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sparring Dummy!
A head kick misses from Roll.
Roll displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Roll catches Sparring Dummy right on the button with a cross.
Roll fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sparring Dummy manages to avoid it.
Sparring Dummy slips a jab from Roll.
Sparring Dummy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Roll throws a head kick but Sparring Dummy moves out of range.
Roll looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Roll misses the target.
Roll smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sparring Dummy blocks a jab.
Roll tries a head kick but it misses.
Sparring Dummy misses with a hook.
Roll avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roll instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Roll throws an elbow but misses.
Sparring Dummy takes an elbow to the temple.
Roll comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters up against the cage, Roll throws an elbow but misses.
Roll pushes Sparring Dummy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roll lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sparring Dummy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Roll lands with a short shot to the head.
Roll swings wildly with an uppercut but Sparring Dummy uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Roll throws an elbow but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Roll.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roll.
Sparring Dummy has a couple of punches blocked by Roll.
Sparring Dummy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Roll lands an uppercut.
Roll scores a nice knee to the body.
Roll lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sparring Dummy.
Roll misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roll lands an elbow just above Sparring Dummy 's eye.
Roll lands a nice elbow.
Roll landing knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Roll.
Sparring Dummy tries to break the clinch but Roll is controlling the position.
Sparring Dummy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roll.
Roll landing knees to the head.
Roll swings wildly with an uppercut but Sparring Dummy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roll tries a body shot but Sparring Dummy blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roll comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Roll lands an elbow inside that Sparring Dummy shrugs off.
Roll lands a right hand.
Sparring Dummy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sparring Dummy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roll presses Sparring Dummy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Roll lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sparring Dummy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Roll.
Roll unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sparring Dummy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Roll lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Roll lands a right hand.
Nice elbow from Roll.
Roll tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sparring Dummy avoids a wild elbow strike from Roll.
Roll tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sparring Dummy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sparring Dummy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sparring Dummy has a couple of punches blocked by Roll.
Roll utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Roll lands a body shot in the clinch.
Roll lands a good knee to the midsection. Sparring Dummy won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sparring Dummy managing to block the knees to the body from Roll.
Roll swings wildly with an uppercut but Sparring Dummy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roll swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sparring Dummy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sparring Dummy is trying to break the clinch but Roll is controlling him.
Roll with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roll with a knee to the head.
Roll lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Roll misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roll lands a shoulder strike.
Sparring Dummy blocking some punches.
Roll crunches a lovely knee into Sparring Dummy's ribcage.
Sparring Dummy lands a shoulder strike.
Sparring Dummy takes a shot to the head.
Sparring Dummy has a couple of punches blocked by Roll.
A right handed body shot lands from Roll.
Roll misses with an elbow strike.
Roll lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Roll prevents Sparring Dummy from breaking the clinch.
Roll landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Roll tries to throw a body punch but Sparring Dummy avoids it by throwing Roll back against the cage.
Sparring Dummy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roll missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tootsie Roll dominated that round.
That's time! Sparring Dummy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Roll throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roll throws a head kick that misses.
Sparring Dummy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sparring Dummy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Roll. Roll obviously looking to wear him down.
Roll might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Roll wants to clinch up but Sparring Dummy keeps it at a distance.
Sparring Dummy slips under a jab from Roll.
Roll throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sparring Dummy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Roll throws a hook to the side of Sparring Dummy's head but Sparring Dummy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sparring Dummy doesn't manage to clinch there - Roll circles away.
Roll throws a left and a right that both miss
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Sparring Dummy counters with a straight right hand.
Sparring Dummy avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roll tries to clinch but Sparring Dummy moves out of range.
Roll wants to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roll connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparring Dummy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roll.
Roll tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roll throws a hook to the side of Sparring Dummy's head but Sparring Dummy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sparring Dummy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sparring Dummy defending well as Roll loads up on a big left hand.
Sparring Dummy throws a hook but Roll blocks it.
Sparring Dummy misses with a body shot.
Roll dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sparring Dummy. That did some damage!
Sparring Dummy misses with a two punch combination.
Roll fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sparring Dummy manages to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Roll misses with a knee strike.
Roll tries to land knees in the clinch but Sparring Dummy avoids the damage to the body.
Roll throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sparring Dummy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sparring Dummy misses with a hook from the clinch.
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.
Roll lands a good knee to the midsection. Sparring Dummy won't want to take too many of those.
Roll misses with a knee to the head.
Roll gets through Sparring Dummy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Roll throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Roll throws an elbow but misses.
Roll throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sparring Dummy lands a nice uppercut.
Sparring Dummy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Roll with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Roll misses with a knee strike.
Sparring Dummy working aggressively here.
Roll looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short left from Roll.
A nice left hand lands by Roll.
Roll with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sparring Dummy has a couple of punches blocked by Roll.
Roll can't find room to land a body shot as Sparring Dummy controls the action.
Roll lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sparring Dummy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roll backwards.
Roll connects with a knee to the head.
Sparring Dummy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Roll has him pressed against the cage.
Roll scores a nice knee to the body.
Roll lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparring Dummy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roll utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Roll misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roll.
Roll tries to land knees in the clinch but Sparring Dummy avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Roll throws an elbow but misses.
Sparring Dummy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Sparring Dummy.
Roll misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sparring Dummy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roll backwards.
Sparring Dummy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sparring Dummy.
Roll lands a shot to the body.
Roll lands an elbow inside.
Roll lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sparring Dummy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Roll lands with a light punch inside.
Roll throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sparring Dummy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sparring Dummy swings wildly with an uppercut but Roll uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sparring Dummy takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sparring Dummy wants to stall.
Sparring Dummy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Roll tries to land knees in the clinch but Sparring Dummy avoids the damage to the body.
Roll lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Sparring Dummy.
Sparring Dummy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roll works on Sparring Dummy's body with a couple of short punches.
Roll working aggressively here.
Roll with a knee to the head.
Roll pushes off an throws an elbow but Sparring Dummy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sparring Dummy misses with some punches.
Sparring Dummy throws a head punch that misses.
Sparring Dummy takes a shot to the head.
Sparring Dummy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roll looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sparring Dummy.
Sparring Dummy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roll missing with knees to the body.
Roll lands an elbow just above Sparring Dummy 's eye.
Roll working aggressively here.
Roll keeps control of Sparring Dummy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sparring Dummy takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Roll.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tootsie Roll will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Roll scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Good leg kick by Roll there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Roll throws a big shot that misses.
Tootsie Roll is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sparring Dummy slips under a jab from Roll.
Roll tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sparring Dummy avoids the head kick by Roll.
Roll takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sparring Dummy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Roll.
Sparring Dummy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roll.
Roll pushes Sparring Dummy up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Roll.
Sparring Dummy blocks a body shot from Roll.
Roll tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Roll.
Roll tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sparring Dummy's elbow.
Sparring Dummy avoids a wild elbow strike from Roll.
Sparring Dummy managing to block the knees to the body from Roll.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparring Dummy is looking to break free of the clinch but Roll has double underhooks.
Roll throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sparring Dummy.
Sparring Dummy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sparring Dummy lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Roll gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Roll misses with an elbow over the top.
Roll tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sparring Dummy's elbow.
Roll scores with a knee to the head.
Roll working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roll.
Sparring Dummy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sparring Dummy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roll lands with a short shot to the head.
Roll lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sparring Dummy blocks an uppercut.
Roll tries to land a knee to the head but Sparring Dummy blocks with his arms.
Roll with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Roll.
Roll lands a damaging elbow.
A right hand to the body from Sparring Dummy.
Roll unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sparring Dummy lands a shoulder strike.
Roll comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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.
Sparring Dummy dodges an elbow strike from Roll.
Roll connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sparring Dummy's face.
Roll blocks an uppercut.
Roll lands a nice shot to the body.
Sparring Dummy misses with the head strike.
Sparring Dummy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Roll struggles to land a body shot inside as Sparring Dummy controls his hands.
Roll lands a knee to the head.
Sparring Dummy breaks from the clinch.
Sparring Dummy throws a big shot that misses.
Roll misses with a straight right.
Roll takes a swing at Sparring Dummy's ribcage but misses.
Roll moves into range and clinches up with Sparring Dummy.
Sparring Dummy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sparring Dummy managing to block the knees to the body from Roll.
A short left from Roll.
Boxing Sparring Dummy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roll tries a knee to the head but Sparring Dummy blocks it.
Sparring Dummy swings wildly with an uppercut but Roll uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sparring Dummy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roll throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roll just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sparring Dummy's brow.
Sparring Dummy has a couple of punches blocked by Roll.
With the fighters up against the cage, Roll throws an elbow but misses.
Sparring Dummy wants to break free but Roll has control.
Roll tries to throw a body punch but Sparring Dummy avoids it by throwing Roll back against the cage.
Roll softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Roll lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Roll using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sparring Dummy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Roll is leaning against Sparring Dummy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sparring Dummy throws a punch but it's blocked by Roll.
Sparring Dummy has a couple of punches blocked by Roll.
Roll lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sparring Dummy backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roll.
Roll lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Roll digs a right hand underneath Sparring Dummy's ribcage. Sparring Dummy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sparring Dummy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roll blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sparring Dummy avoiding damage as Roll throws knees to the body.
Roll lands an elbow inside.
Sparring Dummy tries to stall but Roll uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Roll throws an elbow but it misses.
Roll throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Sparring Dummy - that landed with a thud.
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.
Roll lands a knee to the body.
Roll comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Roll is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sparring Dummy is defending well for now.
Roll tries to land a knee to the head but Sparring Dummy blocks with his arms.
Roll looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Roll throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Roll tries a knee to the head but Sparring Dummy blocks it.
Roll misses with a knee to the head.
Sparring Dummy scores with a shot to the side of Roll's head.
Roll lands an elbow inside that Sparring Dummy shrugs off.
Roll pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sparring Dummy tries a body shot but Roll blocks it.
Roll lands a body shot.
Roll working aggressively here.
Sparring Dummy takes an elbow to the temple.
Roll using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sparring Dummy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Roll swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roll misses with an elbow over the top.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roll unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Roll crunches a lovely knee into Sparring Dummy's ribcage.
Sparring Dummy wants to get back to striking at distance but Roll won't allow it.
Roll pushes Sparring Dummy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sparring Dummy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sparring Dummy managing to block the knees to the body from Roll.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tootsie Roll comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Roll 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 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tootsie Roll!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valery Demyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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20
255 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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240 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Valery Demyan!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Demyan.
Demyan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Logan.
Demyan lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demyan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Logan is breathing heavily.
Demyan feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Logan sprawling to the canvas! Logan rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Demyan finish him?!
Logan is rocked!
It looks like Paul Logan has been cut.
Demyan lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Logan crumples to the floor! Demyan milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Valery Demyan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Raven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sinisa Veljko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raven kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bleed it Out by Linkin Park. James Raven has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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212 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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201 lbs
0 - 1 - 2 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Raven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Sinisa Veljko!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raven steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Veljko.
Raven fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Veljko shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Raven napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Raven managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Veljko.
Raven parries the strikes from Veljko easily there. Veljko is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Raven to escape.
Raven wants to control but Veljko postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Veljko is looking to take a break and control but Raven is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Veljko looks up at the clock and then as Raven takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Veljko smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Veljko working the head and body with strikes.
Veljko is trying to ground and pound but Raven uses the momentary lack of control by Veljko to regain half guard.
Veljko working over Raven with some ground and pound. Raven looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Veljko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veljko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Veljko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Veljko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Veljko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Veljko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Raven. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Veljko with the ground and pound but Raven uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Veljko distracts Raven with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Veljko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Veljko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Veljko content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Veljko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Veljko landing with the ground and pound.
Veljko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Raven works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Veljko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veljko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Raven throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Veljko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Veljko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Raven is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Veljko is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Veljko is looking to advance position but Raven has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Raven working for a submission but Veljko is keeping him at bay.
Raven is breathing heavily.
Veljko's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven looking to control but Veljko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Veljko is in a horrible position here. Raven smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Raven throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Raven landing strikes from the mount and Veljko is in trouble!
Veljko is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
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.
Raven trying to control but Veljko is having none of it.
Raven has control of Veljko's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Veljko regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Raven wants to control the pace but Veljko is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sinisa Veljko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Veljko changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Raven looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Veljko lands some shots froms side control.
Veljko scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Raven to see if he's OK.
Veljko is putting a hurting on Raven here, landing some big shots from side control.
Raven gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Veljko scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Veljko scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Veljko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Veljko lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Veljko misses with a head shot. Raven uses the momentum to regain guard.
Veljko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Veljko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Raven looking to control.
Veljko lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Raven working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Veljko.
Veljko lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Veljko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Veljko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Veljko trying to control but Raven is working from the bottom.
Raven striking off his back but it's not causing Veljko any problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veljko is in close to Raven's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Veljko throws a strike but Raven rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Veljko keeping moving, preventing Raven from controlling successfully.
Veljko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Raven.
Veljko wants to get back to his feet but Raven is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Veljko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veljko pushes Raven off and scrambles back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Veljko.
Veljko gets the takedown into side control.
Veljko is breathing heavily.
Raven is trying to improve his position.
Veljko in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Raven struggling a bit here.
Veljko working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Veljko.
Veljko tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Veljko working the ground and pound.
Veljko in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Veljko in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Veljko scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veljko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Raven keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raven defending against the ground and pound.
Raven is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sinisa Veljko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Veljko drives through with a takedown into guard.
Veljko working some strikes from top position.
Raven is trying to control the position but Veljko postures up.
Veljko landing some decent shots from guard.
Veljko is looking to work some ground and pound but Raven has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Veljko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Raven is looking for a triangle but Veljko pushes his legs off easily.
Veljko with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Veljko throwing strikes but missing.
Veljko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Veljko.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Veljko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Veljko connects with a couple of short punches.
Veljko with a nice head shot there.
Raven is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sinisa Veljko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Veljko works over Raven with some ground and pound from guard.
Raven preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Veljko looking to pass the guard.
Veljko trying to control but Raven is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veljko working some strikes from top position.
Veljko is in close to Raven's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Veljko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Raven has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Veljko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Veljko cracks Raven with a solid left hand.
Veljko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Veljko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Veljko lands a couple of elbows.
Veljko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veljko postures up in Raven's guard and throws a big left but Raven blocks it.
Veljko trying to control the position from guard on top but Raven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Veljko is in close to Raven's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Raven is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Veljko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Veljko forces his way into half guard.
Raven on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Veljko 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.
Veljko 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.
James Raven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sinisa Veljko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veljko landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Veljko seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Veljko working Raven over with strikes.
Raven keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Veljko throwing shots but Raven is blocking nicely.
Veljko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Raven defending well though.
Veljko takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Veljko wants to control but Raven is keeping him busy.
Veljko scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Veljko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Raven defending well though.
Nice strikes from Veljko there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sinisa Veljko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Veljko 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sinisa Veljko!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Baijllknusar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolando Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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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 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Jonas Baijllknusar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rolando Morales!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baijllknusar shoots in but no luck this time.
Morales throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jonas Baijllknusar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baijllknusar misses with a few strikes there.
Morales looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morales leaves Baijllknusar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Morales stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonas Baijllknusar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morales does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Morales looks for the body kick but Baijllknusar saw that one coming.
Nice sprawl there from Morales as Baijllknusar shoots in.
Morales keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Baijllknusar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morales ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Baijllknusar is breathing heavily.
Morales defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Baijllknusar.
Baijllknusar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morales paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Jonas Baijllknusar has been cut.
Morales misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baijllknusar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Morales avoids it really well and circles away.
Morales is looking to land body kicks.
Baijllknusar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales lands a left and a right that send Baijllknusar crashing to the mat, dazed. Morales thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Baijllknusar is rocked!
Morales changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Baijllknusar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morales will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baijllknusar seems to have got his legs back now.
Morales misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Morales misses.
Baijllknusar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morales.
Morales displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Baijllknusar.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morales.
Morales lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Baijllknusar is looking to close the distance but Morales sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Baijllknusar crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Baijllknusar is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Rolando Morales!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aurelio Alvez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gray Tyler (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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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 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aurelio Alvez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gray Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tyler tries to clinch but Alvez is having none of it.
Alvez lands a nice shot to the body.
Alvez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyler on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tyler moves away from the strike by Alvez.
Alvez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvez just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvez lands a slapping body shot.
Alvez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alvez throws a big shot that misses.
Tyler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alvez.
Tyler staying out of range there.
Tyler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvez.
Tyler takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyler tries to clinch but Alvez moves out of range.
Tyler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alvez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler rushes Alvez and presses him up against the cage.
Alvez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alvez looks to land a right hand but Tyler moved out of range.
Tyler tries to clinch there but Alvez circles away.
Alvez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyler tries to clinch but Alvez is having none of it.
Tyler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alvez.
Alvez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tyler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alvez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alvez looks to land a left hand but Tyler moved out of range nicely.
Alvez lands with an overhand left.
Alvez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alvez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Alvez connects with a crisp jab.
Tyler shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tyler looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvez gets back to half guard.
Alvez manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Alvez missing with a left hand there. Tyler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tyler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alvez swivels and escapes.
Alvez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alvez throws a shot from downtown. Tyler moves away and avoids it.
Tyler misses with a wild body shot.
Alvez scores with a body shot.
Alvez lands with a nice body punch.
Alvez lands with an uppercut that bounces Tyler off the cage and back into rage.
Tyler drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big right from Alvez misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvez throws a hook but Tyler avoids it easily.
Alvez jabs Tyler right on the nose. Tyler blinks but takes it well.
Tyler is rocked!
Tyler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tyler wants to clinch up but Alvez keeps it at a distance.
Alvez scores with a jab to the head.
Tyler is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvez finish him?
Alvez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tyler seems to have recovered his senses.
Alvez throws a looping overhand right but Tyler ducks down to avoid it.
Alvez lands a nice hook to Tyler's body. Tyler takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tyler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tyler takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyler.
Alvez misses with an uppercut. Tyler saw that one coming.
Alvez lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler ducks under a wild hook from Alvez.
A big right from Alvez misses.
Alvez throws a big shot that misses.
Alvez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tyler throws a hook but Alvez blocks it.
Aurelio Alvez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tyler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvez.
Alvez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Alvez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alvez throws a hook to the side of Tyler's head but Tyler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aurelio Alvez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyler moves away from the strike by Alvez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyler is looking to clinch but Alvez is avoiding it.
Alvez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alvez throws a hook to the side of Tyler's head but Tyler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tyler tries to clinch but Alvez moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aurelio Alvez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Alvez. No joy for Tyler on that attempt.
A shot to de liver by Alvez. Beautiful body shot.
Alvez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alvez lands with a nice body punch.
Tyler drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alvez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alvez punishes Tyler's body with a nice straight punch.
Alvez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alvez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tyler is breathing heavily.
Alvez looks to throw the jab but Tyler is out of range.
Aurelio Alvez is winning the standup battle so far.
Alvez misses with a body shot.
Alvez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyler can do to turn this around?
Alvez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tyler on the side of the head.
Tyler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alvez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvez lands with a nice body punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Alvez misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Alvez.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alvez, as that shot connected.
Tyler thows a body shot but no joy.
Tyler misses with a straight left.
Alvez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tyler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tyler there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tyler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tyler there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tyler has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tyler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvez.
A jab from Alvez misses.
Tyler gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvez. Tyler does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvez throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyler.
Alvez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvez throws out a loose jab but Tyler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvez throws a jab when Tyler was well out of range.
Alvez could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A shot to de liver by Alvez. Beautiful body shot.
Tyler avoids the body shot from Alvez.
Alvez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Alvez looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyler is just out of range.
Alvez lands with an overhand left.
Alvez cracks a nice hook into Tyler's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alvez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tyler moves into the clinch.
Alvez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyler rushes Alvez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alvez cracks Tyler with a nice body shot.
Alvez working hard to break the clinch.
Alvez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyler staying out of range there.
Alvez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tyler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvez throws out the jab.
Gray Tyler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyler decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Alvez is looking to improve his position.
Tyler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler looks to land a strike but Alvez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyler advances position into side control!
Tyler working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Alvez tries to buck Tyler off but Tyler is having none of it.
Tyler is looking to take a break and control but Alvez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alvez wants to control but Tyler postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyler looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Alvez is avoiding damage well.
The ground and pound from Tyler seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Alvez tries to bench press Tyler off him but Tyler keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aurelio Alvez dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Alvez loads up on a big right hand but Tyler slips the punch.
Tyler ducks right into an uppercut from Alvez.
A big left from Alvez misses.
Alvez throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyler.
Alvez throws the left hand but Tyler avoids the punch easily.
Alvez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyler doesn't manage to clinch there - Alvez circles away.
Alvez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice shot lands for Alvez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alvez looks to land a left hand but Tyler moved out of range nicely.
Tyler tries to clinch up but Alvez circles away and keeps his distance.
Tyler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvez throws out the jab.
Tyler tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler moves in looking to clinch but Alvez pushes him off.
Alvez misses with a hook.
Alvez throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyler.
Tyler misses with a wild body shot.
Tyler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alvez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tyler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alvez.
Tyler blocks a jab.
Tyler moves out of range as Alvez strikes.
Alvez keeps the fight on the outside.
Alvez throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyler.
Alvez throws out a loose jab but Tyler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyler avoids the body shot from Alvez.
Tyler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alvez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tyler ducks under a wild hook from Alvez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tyler closes the distance and pushes Alvez back into the cage.
Alvez is trying to break the clinch but Tyler is controlling him.
Alvez blocks an elbow strike from Tyler.
Alvez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tyler misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tyler swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alvez's defenses.
Tyler lands a hook that snaps the head of Alvez backwards.
Tyler looking to slow down the pace here.
Alvez avoids the elbow strike from Tyler, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Alvez.
Alvez can't break the clinch.
Alvez working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tyler throws an elbow but misses.
Tyler keeps control of Alvez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Alvez being controlled against the cage.
Alvez lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tyler is keeping busy.
Tyler has Alvez pressed against the cage, preventing Alvez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alvez blocks an elbow strike from Tyler.
Tyler tries a knee to the head but Alvez blocks it.
Alvez can't break the clinch.
Tyler has Alvez pressed against the cage, preventing Alvez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tyler misses with a knee to the head.
Alvez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alvez thows a body shot but no joy.
Tyler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gray Tyler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alvez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tyler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alvez misses the jab.
Alvez throws a hook but Tyler blocks it.
Alvez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tyler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvez.
Tyler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alvez.
Alvez misses with a straight right.
Tyler looks to land a left hand but Alvez moved out of range nicely.
Tyler fails with the takedown.
Alvez misses with a looping left.
Nice straight punches there by Alvez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alvez.
Tyler ducks under a wild hook from Alvez.
Alvez misses the body punch
and Tyler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyler manages to avoid it.
Tyler gets a clinch.
Aurelio Alvez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tyler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alvez's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aurelio Alvez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alvez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aurelio Alvez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Gambler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and EF Hutton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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173 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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185 lbs
6 - 6 - 1 |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonny Gambler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, EF Hutton!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hutton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gambler sprawls well. Gambler wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hutton gets slowly back to his feet.
Hutton forces Gambler back against the cage and clinches.
Hutton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gambler takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gambler misses with a series of wild punches.
Hutton throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gambler's head.
Gambler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hutton feints and as Gambler raises his hands in defense, Hutton changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hutton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hutton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hutton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gambler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hutton stops Gambler from standing up.
Hutton stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hutton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gambler takes a swing at Hutton's ribcage but misses.
Gambler fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hutton on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hutton throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hutton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hutton showed some decent athleticism there.
Hutton looks gassed!
Gambler is staying active underneath Hutton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hutton prevents Gambler from standing back up.
Gambler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gambler looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hutton escapes and gets back to his feet.
Gambler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hutton.
Nice sprawl there from Gambler as Hutton shoots in.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gambler tries to bum rush Hutton with a series of wild strikes but Hutton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gambler stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hutton throws a left that rocks Gambler and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Hutton dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Gambler regain composure!
Gambler is rocked!
Hutton in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Gambler looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Hutton turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). EF Hutton!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilfried Schulz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Gracie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wilfried Schulz's chin.
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wilfried Schulz!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Schulz.
Schulz takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Schulz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Schulz lands a nice looking body shot.
Schulz throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Mike Gracie has been cut.
Schulz throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Schulz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Schulz swinging wildly here.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Schulz misses.
Schulz takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Schulz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Schulz.
Schulz throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schulz drops Gracie with a beautiful combination! Gracie stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Schulz is looking for the KO!
Gracie is rocked!
Schulz lands with a right and another and another! Gracie is in big trouble! Schulz lands again and this time it's lights out for Gracie! A quality knockout there for Schulz.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Wilfried Schulz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsuro Kazuhiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slice comes into the arena with Welcome to the Jungle blaring out of the sound system. Don Slice is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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195 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Don Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Katsuro Kazuhiro!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazuhiro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Slice throws the left hand but Kazuhiro avoids the punch easily.
Slice lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kazuhiro drops his hands momentarily and Slice takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Slice scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Slice blocks a head kick by Kazuhiro.
Slice stalks Kazuhiro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kazuhiro's face. Kazuhiro staggers backwards, shaken.
Slice moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slice lands a lovely overhand right.
Kazuhiro throws out a loose jab but Slice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slice is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kazuhiro dodges the punch combination from Slice.
Slice slips under a jab.
Slice lands a nice shot that snaps Kazuhiro's head back.
Slice looks to land a combination but Kazuhiro avoids it well.
Kazuhiro throws a hook but Slice avoids it easily.
Slice's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Slice duly obliges.
Kazuhiro is rocked!
It looks like Katsuro Kazuhiro has been cut.
Slice scores with a nice head shot.
Kazuhiro is still on wobbly legs! Can Slice finish him?
Slice throws a series of punches but Kazuhiro moves out of range.
Kazuhiro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kazuhiro seems to have recovered his senses.
Slice throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kazuhiro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kazuhiro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kazuhiro there as he acknowledges the shot.
Slice throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kazuhiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kazuhiro takes a jab right on the kisser.
Slice connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Slice stalks Kazuhiro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kazuhiro's face. Kazuhiro staggers backwards, shaken.
Slice throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice straight punches there by Slice. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Slice.
Slice rushes Kazuhiro with punches - Kazuhiro moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Kazuhiro goes down! Slice follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Slice!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mitchel Blackstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khara Al Matayze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
134 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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23
138 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mitchel Blackstone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khara Al Matayze!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Matayze throws a series of strikes that have Blackstone backpedaling.
Al Matayze throws out a powerful jab.
Blackstone gets a clinch.
Al Matayze tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blackstone really is a fat lump.
Blackstone tries to score a body lock takedown but Al Matayze shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Blackstone has Al Matayze pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Al Matayze manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Blackstone turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Blackstone manages to end up in side control.
Blackstone tries to move to mount but Al Matayze blocks the move with his legs.
Al Matayze wants to control but Blackstone postures up.
Blackstone tries to move to mount but Al Matayze blocks the move with his legs.
Blackstone thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Al Matayze is trying to get back to half guard.
Blackstone controlling the position from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackstone tries for a kimura but Al Matayze is defending well.
Al Matayze is looking for a sweep.
Blackstone looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Blackstone is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Al Matayze knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Al Matayze is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two 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.
Al Matayze is trying to buck Blackstone off.
Blackstone goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Al Matayze rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Blackstone's guard! Nice work there by Al Matayze!
Blackstone controls Al Matayze momentarily but Al Matayze frees himself.
Al Matayze is pushing down on Blackstone's leg trying to pass to half guard. Blackstone is fighting to maintain full guard but Al Matayze has managed to sneak the leg through.
Blackstone looks like he's trying to stand up.
Al Matayze is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Blackstone looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackstone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Al Matayze works his foot free and advances to mount.
Blackstone regains half guard.
Blackstone on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Blackstone tries to get out of the position.
Blackstone kicks Al Matayze off and gets back to his feet.
Blackstone takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Al Matayze tries to bum rush Blackstone with a series of wild strikes but Blackstone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Al Matayze looks gassed!
Al Matayze fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice sprawl there from Blackstone as Al Matayze shoots in.
Al Matayze throws a series of punches but Blackstone avoids them all with ease.
Blackstone shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Matayze with the active half guard here but Blackstone passes nicely into side control.
Blackstone is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Al Matayze will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Blackstone tries for a kimura but Al Matayze is defending well.
Blackstone moves into full mount!
Blackstone content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blackstone trying to control but Al Matayze is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchel Blackstone dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Al Matayze gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Blackstone counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Blackstone.
Blackstone trying to control but Al Matayze is working from the bottom.
Blackstone stands and throws Al Matayze's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Blackstone tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Blackstone has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Blackstone in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Blackstone is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Al Matayze knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackstone goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Al Matayze has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Blackstone but great work by Al Matayze.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Al Matayze is trying to get an arm triangle but Blackstone is defending well.
Blackstone is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Blackstone struggling a bit here.
Al Matayze is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Blackstone knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Blackstone is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Al Matayze prevents Blackstone from standing back up.
Al Matayze is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Blackstone manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Blackstone gets a clinch.
Blackstone changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Al Matayze fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Blackstone clinches with his opponent.
Blackstone goes for a takedown attempt but Al Matayze pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Blackstone clinches up with Al Matayze and pushes him back against the cage.
Blackstone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blackstone tries to land knees in the clinch but Al Matayze avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackstone tries to score a body lock takedown but Al Matayze shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitchel Blackstone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Al Matayze pushes Blackstone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blackstone is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Al Matayze gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Blackstone goes for a takedown in the clinch but Al Matayze prevents it.
Al Matayze is working for takedown but Blackstone is calmly controlling the position for now.
Blackstone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Al Matayze prevents the takedown attempt.
Al Matayze has Blackstone pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Blackstone manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Blackstone is working for takedown but Al Matayze is calmly controlling the position for now.
Blackstone can't get the takedown.
Al Matayze gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Blackstone.
Blackstone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Al Matayze.
Al Matayze lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blackstone backwards.
Al Matayze managing to block the knees to the body from Blackstone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Matayze is working for takedown but Blackstone is calmly controlling the position for now.
A right hand to the body from Al Matayze.
Blackstone blocking some punches.
Blackstone has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Al Matayze avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Blackstone wants a takedown but no success here.
Al Matayze lands with a short shot to the head.
Blackstone goes for a takedown in the clinch but Al Matayze prevents it.
Al Matayze effectively controlling the action here.
Al Matayze tries a knee to the head but Blackstone blocks it.
Al Matayze lands a nice uppercut.
Blackstone goes for a takedown in the clinch but Al Matayze prevents it.
Blackstone can't get the takedown.
Al Matayze looking for a takedown.
Blackstone crunches a lovely knee into Al Matayze's ribcage.
Al Matayze is pressed up against the cage. Blackstone has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Al Matayze down to the mat. Al Matayze avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchel Blackstone dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Al Matayze lands with a nice combination. Blackstone backs away looking to recover.
Al Matayze tries for a takedown but Blackstone sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Al Matayze is looking to clinch but Blackstone is avoiding it.
Al Matayze throws a right hand that Blackstone ducks under and follows up with a left that Blackstone also avoids with ease.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blackstone misses with a knee strike.
Blackstone has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Al Matayze is trying to keep an underhook but Blackstone manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Blackstone is looking for a kimura here.
Still in half guard, Blackstone seems content to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blackstone is just content to waste time from the top position. Al Matayze takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Blackstone sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Matayze is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blackstone sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Al Matayze is looking for a triangle but Blackstone pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blackstone forces his way into half guard.
Blackstone looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Blackstone trying to mount his opponent but Al Matayze defends it.
Khara Al Matayze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mitchel Blackstone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Al Matayze throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Al Matayze is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blackstone pulls his head out easily.
Al Matayze wants to improve his position but Blackstone is controlling well.
Blackstone frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mitchel Blackstone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blackstone controlling from mount.
Blackstone has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Matayze tries to reverse the position but Blackstone maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blackstone controlling his opponent.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Mitchel Blackstone just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Al Matayze shoots and misses
and Blackstone counters by moving into the clinch.
Blackstone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Blackstone wants the takedown. Al Matayze is fighting it off but Blackstone persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Al Matayze's guard against the cage.
Blackstone stays in close to Al Matayze's body and controls the position.
Al Matayze looking for a guillotine here but Blackstone defends easily.
Blackstone showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitchel Blackstone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blackstone, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitchel Blackstone!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edmond Dantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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25
282 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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195 cm
19
280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edmond Dantes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leroy Brown!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dantes moves away from the strike by Brown.
Brown leaves Dantes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dantes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dantes.
Brown throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dantes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Dantes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dantes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dantes preventing the sweep.
Brown trying to control the position.
Dantes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brown pulls Dantes in to control the position.
Dantes preventing the sweep.
Dantes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dantes looking to sit in guard and control but Brown gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Dantes is keeping the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Dantes tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Dantes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dantes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dantes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dantes is breathing heavily.
Dantes moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dantes.
Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dantes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brown tries to avoid it but Dantes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brown to the ground. Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dantes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dantes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brown sprawls well. Brown wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dantes gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmond Dantes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Dantes has Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Dantes keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Dantes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dantes tries to clinch up.
Dantes tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
No luck for Dantes with that takedown attempt.
Brown connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Dantes! He's out on his feet! Brown rushes in and drops Dantes with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Leroy Brown!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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