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Triumph 28 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Samsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Van Dam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Dam is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by C R E A M By The Wu-Tang Clan. Gregor Samsa has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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270 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gregor Samsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Van Dam!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Dam misses with the combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Van Dam throws a series of punches but Samsa moves out of range.
Van Dam throws a hook but Samsa avoids it easily.
Van Dam just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Dam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Dam blocks a head kick by Samsa.
Samsa slips a jab and a cross from Van Dam.
Samsa lands a big head kick that sends Van Dam tumbling to the mat! Samsa takes a step backwards and waves Van Dam back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Brian Van Dam has been cut.
Van Dam checks a leg kick nicely.
Van Dam tries to bum rush Samsa with a series of wild strikes but Samsa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Samsa misses with a head kick.
Samsa misses with a two punch combination.
Samsa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Dam scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Samsa walks into a stiff left hand from Van Dam.
Van Dam throws an overhand right that has Samsa reeling! Van Dam follows up with more punches and Samsa is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brian Van Dam!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elder Joao Benedito Arsenio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and murphy brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benedito Arsenio comes to the cage accompanied by Carmina Burana. murphy brown will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Brawler
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Elder Joao Benedito Arsenio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, murphy brown!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedito Arsenio swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Benedito Arsenio wants to clinch up but brown keeps it at a distance.
A clash of legs there as brown blocks the low kick.
Benedito Arsenio tries to work over brown's front leg with a kick but brown checks it.
Benedito Arsenio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benedito Arsenio 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.
brown shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Benedito Arsenio manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benedito Arsenio trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedito Arsenio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but brown can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
brown stopping the sweep attempt from Benedito Arsenio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedito Arsenio throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
brown wants to control from the top but Benedito Arsenio keeps moving.
Benedito Arsenio looking for a sweep. Not yet Benedito Arsenio, not yet.
Benedito Arsenio is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. brown is aware though and is defending well.
brown is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Benedito Arsenio throws his legs up looking for a submission but brown uses it to pass to side control.
Benedito Arsenio is trying to improve his position.
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.
Benedito Arsenio is working hard here to advance position.
Benedito Arsenio can't do much from the bottom here.
Benedito Arsenio is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked brown off and has taken his back!
brown covering up well under a series of strikes from Benedito Arsenio.
brown trying to control the hands but Benedito Arsenio won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
brown showing good submission defense here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Benedito Arsenio is persistently looking for the submission but brown is defending it well.
Benedito Arsenio is throwing shots to the body but brown manages to wriggle free. Benedito Arsenio pounces on him again and ends up in brown's guard.
brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedito Arsenio postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! brown is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Benedito Arsenio, into his guard.
Benedito Arsenio wants to sweep but no luck.
brown looks gassed!
Benedito Arsenio looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benedito Arsenio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elder Joao Benedito Arsenio dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Benedito Arsenio feints and as brown raises his hands in defense, Benedito Arsenio changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Benedito Arsenio trying to control the position from guard on top but brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benedito Arsenio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Benedito Arsenio trying to control but brown is working from the bottom.
Benedito Arsenio drops back looking for a leg! brown is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and brown manages to kick Benedito Arsenio off! Benedito Arsenio jumps back into brown's guard.
Benedito Arsenio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
brown is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedito Arsenio is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Benedito Arsenio throwing strikes from guard but brown blocks nicely.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Benedito Arsenio misses with a low kick as brown jumps back.
Benedito Arsenio misses with a body kick.
brown checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Benedito Arsenio shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. brown is trying to defend but Benedito Arsenio finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Benedito Arsenio is looking for a kimura but brown is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Benedito Arsenio to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedito Arsenio is looking to advance position but brown won't allow it.
Benedito Arsenio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Benedito Arsenio is looking for a kimura but brown is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Benedito Arsenio to get the leverage.
Benedito Arsenio wants to work for an arm triangle but brown is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Benedito Arsenio wants to lay and pray for a moment but brown keeps working.
Benedito Arsenio seems to be working for a kimura but brown defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
brown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Benedito Arsenio.
Benedito Arsenio trying to pass the guard but brown defending well.
Benedito Arsenio frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Benedito Arsenio avoids the attempt from brown to control.
Benedito Arsenio thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Benedito Arsenio throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
brown is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Benedito Arsenio wants to control the pace but brown is squirming around nicely.
brown blocking the ground and pound.
brown is trying to escape the mount.
Benedito Arsenio looking to ground and pound but brown is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benedito Arsenio misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Benedito Arsenio working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. brown turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Benedito Arsenio off and cradles brown's limp body as Benedito Arsenio celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Elder Joao Benedito Arsenio!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Novo Magalhaes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Novo Magalhaes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eric Draven's chin.
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169 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Novo Magalhaes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magalhaes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Magalhaes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Magalhaes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Draven circles away quickly and effectively.
Magalhaes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Draven catches Magalhaes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Novo Magalhaes has been cut.
Draven throws a hook but Magalhaes blocks it.
Draven uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Magalhaes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Draven counters with a huge left! Magalhaes is in big trouble! He's backing up but Draven isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Magalhaes from any more damage. A dominating finish by Draven!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Draven!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Pippen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augusto Ricardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan Pippen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jordan Pippen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Augusto Ricardo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pippen loads up on a big right hand but Ricardo slips the punch.
Ricardo shoots in and bounces Pippen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ricardo stands up over Pippen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ricardo passes Pippen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ricardo passes the guard and advances to mount!
Pippen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ricardo with a couple of short strikes.
Ricardo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ricardo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pippen's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ricardo landing shots from mount.
The referee warns Pippen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pippen can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricardo avoids the attempt from Pippen to control.
Ricardo dominating with strikes here.
Pippen working to try and regain half guard.
Pippen is working hard here to advance position.
Pippen'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.
Ricardo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pippen's face.
Ricardo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pippen is rocked!
Oooh a big shot lands for Ricardo! Pippen is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Augusto Ricardo!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kage Chiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kage Chiba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kage Chiba!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean drives through and clinches with Chiba against the cage.
Good body shot from Dean.
Dean lands with a light punch inside.
Dean breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horrible takedown by Chiba or perhaps it was just good defense by Dean which made him look bad.
Dean clinches.
Dean throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dean lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dean working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Dean.
Dean lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chiba or not.
Dean has clasped his hands together around Chiba's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Dean throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dean goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Chiba has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Dean but great work by Chiba.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dean tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chiba wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chiba tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Chiba is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dean has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean gets back to half guard.
Dean wants to get back to his feet.
Chiba is working for an americana but Dean has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Chiba was thinking about the submission.
Dean looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chiba drops back looking for a leg! Dean is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dean manages to kick Chiba off! Chiba jumps back into Dean's guard.
Dean has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Chiba off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dean lands a takedown into guard.
Chiba is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dean trying to control but Chiba is working from the bottom.
Dean sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Chiba's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiba holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Dean 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.
Dean tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Chiba.
Chiba wants to control but Dean is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dean is looking for a kimura but Chiba is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dean to get the leverage.
It looks like Dean is going to stand back up.
Chiba is looking to control Dean's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chiba avoid being mounted?
Chiba is trying is best to control the position here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dean moves in looking to clinch but Chiba pushes him off.
Dean fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chiba circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Dean dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A combination from Dean does no damage.
Dean lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chiba's sensitive parts.
Dean shoots in and bounces Chiba off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dean is looking to stand up but Chiba won't let him.
Dean sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Chiba's guard.
Dean thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dean trying to pass the guard but Chiba defending well.
Dean wants to work for an arm triangle but Chiba is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Dean get's back to his feet.
Dean tries to bum rush Chiba with a series of wild strikes but Chiba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dean tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chiba has his takedown stuffed
so Dean counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dean wants to pass the guard but Chiba is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean trying to move into half guard but instead Chiba has managed to sweep!
Chiba advances position into side control!
Chiba tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chiba has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Chiba tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chiba has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Chiba is breathing heavily.
Chiba is trying to get an arm triangle but Dean is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean gets back to half guard.
Dean is trying to maintain the position but Chiba is very close to passing his half guard.
Chiba is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dean sees it coming and defends easily.
Dean looking for submissions off his back.
Chiba is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Chiba prevents Dean from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chiba is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dean doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chiba.
Chiba stops Dean from getting back to his feet.
Chiba has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Chiba jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Dean is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Dean and Chiba has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Dean dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dean tries to clinch up but Chiba circles away and keeps his distance.
Dean gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chiba takes a knee right on the jaw!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dean.
Dean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dean moves into the clinch.
A short right from Dean on the inside.
Dean breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dean is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dean clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Chiba is looking to improve his position.
Dean tries to stand but can't do so whilst Chiba controls his leg.
Dean trying to advance position but Chiba counters by regaining guard.
Dean trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dean might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dean wants to get up but he can't break Chiba's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dean looking to sit in guard and control but Chiba gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiba drops back looking for a leg! Dean is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dean manages to kick Chiba off! Chiba jumps back into Dean's guard.
Dean is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chiba defends well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chiba is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dean is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dean has escaped and now he's on top!
Dean tries to stand but Chiba is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean trying to control but Chiba is working from the bottom.
Dean postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chiba trying to control the position here.
Dean drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Chiba dives on top into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dean looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dean is trying to control the position but Chiba postures up.
Dean looking for a sweep. Not yet Dean, not yet.
Chiba drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chiba jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Chiba slips nicely into half guard.
Dean wants to control but Chiba is keeping busy.
Jimmy Dean is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chiba is trying to work for a kimura but Dean is defending well.
Chiba is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Dean showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dean 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Dean!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seijurou Yoshioka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
205 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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23
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Seijurou Yoshioka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Forrest Lion!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lion ducks under a wild hook from Yoshioka.
Yoshioka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yoshioka looks to land a right hand but Lion moved out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Yoshioka as Lion shoots in.
Lion will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yoshioka drops Lion with a beautiful combination! Lion stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Yoshioka is looking for the KO!
Lion is rocked!
It looks like Forrest Lion has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoshioka lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Seijurou Yoshioka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Artigas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artigas has chosen Candombe as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julio Artigas!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith swings for the body but Artigas moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Artigas.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Artigas.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Artigas is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Artigas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Artigas slips under a jab.
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Artigas.
Kevin Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Artigas.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Artigas.
Smith misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith with a nice cross.
It looks like Julio Artigas has been cut.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Artigas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Artigas is just out of range.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Artigas slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Artigas looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Artigas.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
Artigas looks gassed!
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Artigas.
Kevin Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith drops Artigas with a beautiful combination! Artigas stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Smith is looking for the KO!
Artigas is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith throws an uppercut from hell that sends Artigas clean off his feet! He's out cold! Smith stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kevin Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Knocker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Rudd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rudd is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bob Marley - Get Up Stand Up. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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176 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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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
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Knocker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Rudd!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rudd checks a low kick from Knocker.
Rudd misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rudd shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Knocker as he avoids it easily.
Knocker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rudd checks it well.
Knocker swats away the attempt to clinch by Rudd.
Knocker misses with a head kick.
Knocker checks a low kick from Rudd.
Knocker tries a head kick but it misses.
Rudd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rudd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knocker throws a big shot that misses.
Rudd attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big head kick from Knocker and Rudd is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Knocker postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rudd is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Knocker, into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rudd throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudd trying to control but Knocker is working from the bottom.
Knocker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rudd would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rudd must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rudd stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Rudd.
Knocker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Knocker tries a head kick but it misses.
Rudd decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Knocker wants to get back to full guard.
Knocker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Knocker actively working from the bottom here.
Rudd wants to stand up but Knocker is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rudd is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Knocker manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rudd misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rudd ducks under a wild hook from Knocker.
Rudd throws a right hand that Knocker ducks under and follows up with a left that Knocker also avoids with ease.
Rudd looks to land a combination but Knocker avoids it well.
Rudd finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Knocker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rudd.
Knocker catches Rudd with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A combination from Rudd does no damage.
Rudd throws a nice looking combination but Knocker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knocker tries to close the distance and clinch but Rudd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knocker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knocker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Knocker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rudd shoots for a takedown but Knocker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tommy Knocker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Rudd.
Rudd works over Knocker's head and body with a nice combination.
Knocker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knocker putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rudd in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knocker lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice elbow from Knocker.
Knocker pushes off an throws an elbow but Rudd leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Knocker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Knocker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rudd drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Knocker struggling a bit here.
Knocker tries to improve position but can't.
Rudd decides to stand back up. Rudd steps back and let's Knocker get back to his feet.
Knocker takes one to the side of the head.
Rudd finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Knocker tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knocker.
Tommy Knocker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rudd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knocker misses with an uppercut.
Rudd gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rudd has had enough of the clinch but Knocker keeps him there for the moment.
Knocker lands a knee to the body.
Rudd being controlled against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Knocker throws an elbow but misses.
Knocker lands a knee to the head.
Rudd managing to block the knees to the body from Knocker.
Knocker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knocker holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rudd can't get the takedown.
Knocker lands an elbow inside.
Rudd wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rudd avoiding damage as Knocker throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knocker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rudd's defenses.
Knocker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rudd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rudd closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rudd throws a one two combo.
It looks like Tommy Knocker has been cut.
Knocker misses with a few strikes there.
Rudd throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rudd misses with a few strikes there.
Rudd closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rudd lands in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rudd trying to control the position from guard on top but Knocker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knocker looking for a sweep. Not yet Knocker, not yet.
Rudd pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Knocker is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rudd trying to stand up but can't free himself from Knocker's guard.
Knocker wants to improve his position but instead Rudd has moved into half guard.
Rudd is taking a breather. Knocker says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Knocker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rudd checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Rudd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommy Knocker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rudd drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rudd controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Knocker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rudd trying to stand up but can't free himself from Knocker's guard.
Knocker is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rudd is aware though and is defending well.
Rudd trying to control the position from guard on top but Knocker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knocker has a closed guard, preventing Rudd from standing up.
Knocker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rudd showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rudd would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rudd showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rudd with a flurry of punches that miss.
Knocker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rudd trying to control but Knocker is working from the bottom.
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.
Knocker has his feet on Rudd's thighs here. He's pushed Rudd off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Rudd screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tommy Knocker!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Baijllknusar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonas Baijllknusar will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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19
220 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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27
205 lbs
6 - 7 - 2 |
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Counter striker
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Jonas Baijllknusar!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baijllknusar shoots in but no luck this time.
Baijllknusar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Coleman is fending him off so far but Baijllknusar persists. Nope, Coleman circles away and we're back to standing.
Baijllknusar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Coleman sprawls well. Coleman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Baijllknusar gets slowly back to his feet.
Max Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonas Baijllknusar.
Baijllknusar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice takedown defense from Coleman. No joy for Baijllknusar on that attempt.
Baijllknusar tries for a takedown but Coleman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Baijllknusar shoots for a double leg takedown but Coleman sprawls well. He's pushed Baijllknusar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Baijllknusar looks gassed!
Coleman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Coleman throws a head kick but Baijllknusar moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Coleman misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman lands an elbow.
Coleman throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baijllknusar taking punishment in the form of punches.
Coleman throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Baijllknusar is working to avoid the ground and pound but Coleman connects with a decent elbow.
Baijllknusar is working to avoid the ground and pound but Coleman connects with a decent elbow.
Coleman is trying to ground and pound but Baijllknusar uses the momentary lack of control by Coleman to regain half guard.
Coleman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Coleman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Baijllknusar has hold of Coleman's hands but Coleman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baijllknusar wants to control but Coleman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Baijllknusar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Baijllknusar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Baijllknusar trying to control but Coleman postures up.
Coleman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Baijllknusar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baijllknusar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coleman.
Coleman lands strikes from half guard.
Coleman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Coleman blocks the strikes from Baijllknusar.
Baijllknusar is trying to maintain the position but Coleman is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Coleman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Coleman throws a strike but Baijllknusar avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Baijllknusar looking for a sweep. Not yet Baijllknusar, not yet.
Coleman stops Baijllknusar from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baijllknusar tries to strike from the bottom.
Coleman connects with a couple of short punches.
Coleman throwing strikes from guard but Baijllknusar blocks nicely.
Coleman is looking to work some ground and pound but Baijllknusar has wrist control.
Baijllknusar trying to control the position.
Baijllknusar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Baijllknusar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Coleman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Baijllknusar has his takedown stuffed
and Coleman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Baijllknusar's guard now.
Baijllknusar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Coleman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Coleman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Max Coleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Baijllknusar has momentary wrist control but Coleman slips an elbow through the middle.
Baijllknusar trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Baijllknusar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Baijllknusar lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Coleman!
Coleman working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baijllknusar landing strikes from the mount and Coleman is in trouble!
Baijllknusar avoids the attempt from Coleman to control.
Baijllknusar thowing shots but they're missing.
Baijllknusar breaks from Coleman's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poor strikes thrown by Baijllknusar there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman wants to control but Baijllknusar is having none of it.
Baijllknusar postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Coleman bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Baijllknusar and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonas Baijllknusar!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerlach Rutger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolando Morales (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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27
215 lbs
17 - 5 - 2 |
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24
205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Gerlach Rutger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rolando Morales!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutger looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rutger is thwarting Morales's attempts to control the position.
Morales tries to roll over but Rutger keeps him under control.
Morales on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rutger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morales keeps working.
Morales blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rutger.
Morales is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rutger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morales's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutger seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rutger throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Morales can do anything to dispel that myth.
Morales is trying to maintain the position but Rutger is very close to passing his half guard.
Morales really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rutger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rutger is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Rutger throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rutger landing strikes from the mount and Morales is in trouble!
Rutger trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutger working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Morales slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Rutger throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rutger is pressing down on Morales's thigh, looking to free his foot. Morales is holding on for now.
Morales keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morales avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rutger.
Rutger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morales defending well though.
Rutger wants to free his trapped foot but Morales is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morales fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morales misses with a wild body shot.
Good shot there by Morales.
It looks like Gerlach Rutger has been cut.
Morales displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rutger.
Morales misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morales goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales lands a jab-cross combination.
Rutger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morales.
Morales lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rutger circles away quickly and effectively.
Morales gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rutger postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morales wants to stand but Rutger is controlling the position.
Rutger stands and throws Morales's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerlach Rutger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerlach Rutger's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Morales throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morales misses with a head kick.
Rutger fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Morales sprawls well initially but Rutger persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rutger is trying to control. Morales wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rutger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutger thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rutger tries to pass the half guard into mount. Morales knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rutger prevents Morales from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Morales keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morales keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rutger closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morales circles away.
Morales waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rutger.
Morales jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morales throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Morales throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rolando Morales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morales misses with a two punch combination.
Rutger slips a jab and a cross from Morales.
A combination from Morales does no damage.
Morales throws a good cross that connects.
Morales fails to land with a series of punches.
Rutger throws a shot from downtown. Morales moves away and avoids it.
Morales throws a front kick aimed at Rutger's knee but Rutger avoids it well.
Morales misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morales is looking to score with low kicks.
Morales misses with a hook. Rutger ducked under it nicely.
Morales misses with the combination.
Morales looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rutger avoids the body shot from Morales.
Morales misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rutger avoids the body shot from Morales.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Morales misses with a few strikes there.
Morales misses with a body shot.
Morales lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rutger backs up against the cage.
Morales displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rutger.
Morales rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rutger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rutger is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morales sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerlach Rutger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left and a right from Morales both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolando Morales showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gerlach Rutger's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rutger will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Morales throws a hook but Rutger blocks it.
Morales looks to land a combination. Rutger sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rutger takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gerlach Rutger's cut is getting worse.
Rutger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morales misses with a wild combination.
Morales uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales misses the shot to the body.
Morales misses with a head kick.
Rutger slips a jab and a cross from Morales.
Rutger avoids the head kick by Morales.
Morales fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rutger drops his hands momentarily and Morales takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A combination from Morales does no damage.
Morales tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rutger was well out of range. Poor timing from Morales.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Morales misses with a series of wild punches.
Morales misses the shot to the body.
Morales tries a head kick but it misses.
Morales misses with a double jab.
Rutger avoids the body shot from Morales.
Morales connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Morales swinging wildly here.
Rutger looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutger landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rutger working the head and body with strikes.
Rutger is trying to control. Morales wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rutger thows a huge punch but Morales dodges it nicely.
Morales avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rutger.
Rutger is trying to control the action in half guard but Morales is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rutger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morales's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morales is looking to improve his position.
Morales keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morales misses with the combination.
Morales misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Morales.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rolando Morales comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morales has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rolando Morales!
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