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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Britantica Cadman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Eric Draven enters the cage!
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169 lbs
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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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Britantica Cadman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draven throws a body punch but Cadman moves out of range.
Draven scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Draven thows a body shot but no joy.
Draven takes a swing at Cadman's ribcage but misses.
Cadman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Draven swivels and escapes.
Draven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cadman was well out of range. Poor timing from Draven.
Cadman ducks under a wild hook from Draven.
Cadman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Draven avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven lands an overhand right.
It looks like Britantica Cadman has been cut.
Draven missing with a left hand there. Cadman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Draven smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Draven pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cadman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Draven throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draven takes a swing at Cadman's ribcage but misses.
Draven misses with a wild body shot.
Cadman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Draven.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cadman is defended easily by Draven.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Britantica Cadman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven punishes Cadman's body with a nice straight punch.
Draven scores with a decent looking hook.
Draven misses with a wild body shot.
Draven misses the jab.
Cadman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cadman fails to land the takedown.
Eric Draven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cadman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Draven misses.
Cadman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Draven thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Draven dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Britantica Cadman's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Draven lands a really nice looking cross but Cadman seems unphased.
Draven throws a jab when Cadman was well out of range.
Draven drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Cadman right on the button. Cadman goes down! Draven follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Draven gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Draven!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bunk Mcmoreland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Incubus Foo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunk Mcmoreland 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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BJJ Purple 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bunk Mcmoreland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Incubus Foo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mcmoreland ducks under a wild hook from Foo.
Mcmoreland fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mcmoreland tries to clinch but Foo moves out of range.
Bunk Mcmoreland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcmoreland thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mcmoreland throws a series of punches but Foo avoids them all with ease.
Mcmoreland moves into the clinch.
Mcmoreland breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Foo tests Mcmoreland's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mcmoreland doesn't manage to clinch there - Foo circles away.
Mcmoreland tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Foo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mcmoreland slips a jab from Foo.
Mcmoreland missing with a left hand there. Foo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mcmoreland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Foo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mcmoreland is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Mcmoreland.
Mcmoreland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Foo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Foo swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcmoreland.
A big left from Foo misses.
Foo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mcmoreland looks to land a right hand but Foo moved out of range.
A big left from Mcmoreland misses.
Mcmoreland is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mcmoreland is looking to clinch.
Foo blocks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mcmoreland looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Foo scores with a shot to the body.
Foo throws a big shot that misses.
Foo keeps the fight on the outside.
Mcmoreland is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mcmoreland takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mcmoreland tries to clinch but Foo moves out of range.
Mcmoreland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mcmoreland swings away with a body shot that misses
and Foo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mcmoreland thinking.
Foo avoids the head kick by Mcmoreland.
Foo throws a looping overhand right but Mcmoreland ducks down to avoid it.
Mcmoreland will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Foo scores with a sloppy right hand. Mcmoreland should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foo works the jab nicely.
Foo lands the left hand.
Foo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mcmoreland at a distance.
Mcmoreland wants to clinch
and Foo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mcmoreland is breathing heavily.
Foo throws a right hand that Mcmoreland ducks under and follows up with a left that Mcmoreland also avoids with ease.
Mcmoreland tries to clinch up
and Foo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcmoreland closes the distance but Foo moves to the side
and Foo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mcmoreland tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Foo counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcmoreland doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mcmoreland has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mcmoreland there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mcmoreland tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Foo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mcmoreland thinking.
Foo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Foo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Foo moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foo drops Mcmoreland with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Mcmoreland looks back up at him and smiles so Foo waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Mcmoreland is rocked!
Foo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oh Mcmoreland is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Foo cracks Mcmoreland with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Mcmoreland looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Foo finish him?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Incubus Foo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A shot to the liver by Foo. Beautiful body shot.
Foo lands a nice shot to the body.
Mcmoreland seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice cross by Foo.
Foo lands with a hook. Mcmoreland tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mcmoreland is rocked!
Foo throws a monster overhand right that drops Mcmoreland! Foo follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Incubus Foo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Rudd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jang Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rudd might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 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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176 lbs
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172 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Rudd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jang Jung!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rudd looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rudd stands up and beckons Jung to join him on the feet.
Rudd drops Jung with a right and a left! Rudd comes rushing in but Jung regains his composure and manages to keep Rudd in guard.
Jung is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rudd slips nicely into half guard.
Jung is still in real trouble! Can Rudd finish him?
Rudd is trying to control the action in half guard but Jung is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jung is in trouble now - Rudd has advanced to mount!
Jung seems to have recovered his senses.
Rudd is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rudd looking for a guillotine from mount but Jung is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rudd get's back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jung.
Jung tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rudd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rudd feints and as Jung raises his hands in defense, Rudd changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rudd drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rudd jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rudd drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rudd jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jung utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rudd gets to his feet - Jung follows without any prompting.
Jung wants to clinch up but Rudd keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jung circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab from Rudd.
Rudd circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice combo by Rudd! Oh, that's hurt him - Jung falls to the canvas and Rudd follows him into side control.
Jung is rocked!
It looks like Jang Jung has been cut.
Jung looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rudd in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Jung looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Rudd turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Rudd!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between murphy brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikola Perovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Nikola Perovic was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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185 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, murphy brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nikola Perovic!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Perovic looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for brown!
Perovic throws some wild stikes that brown manages to avoid easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perovic throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
brown wants to control but Perovic is having none of it.
Perovic looking to ground and pound but brown is blocking nicely.
brown is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Perovic wants to control the pace but brown is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
brown tries to hold on but Perovic postures up.
Perovic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as brown is looking to escape.
Perovic content just to control the position here.
Perovic avoids the attempt from brown to control.
That's two 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.
brown is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Perovic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as brown is looking to escape.
Perovic has isolated one of brown's arms. brown looking to fight him off but Perovic twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nikola Perovic!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Payton Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Raffoul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Raffoul will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Payton Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Raffoul!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raffoul takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Raffoul walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wright with a nice cross.
Wright fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wright lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Raffoul at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Raffoul to the canvas! Raffoul doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Wright keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Payton Wright!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dalia Calypso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie DeMarino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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275 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dalia Calypso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronnie DeMarino!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calypso closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Calypso looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
DeMarino can't do much from the bottom here.
DeMarino is trying to get back to half guard.
Calypso tries to score with some ground and pound. DeMarino controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
DeMarino stops Calypso from passing to mount.
DeMarino tries to bench press Calypso off him but Calypso keeps the position.
DeMarino gets back to half guard.
DeMarino is looking to improve his position.
Calypso not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
DeMarino moves out of range of the body kick from Calypso.
Calypso shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with DeMarino but DeMarino pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeMarino scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Calypso blocking the ground and pound attempt from DeMarino.
Calypso blocking the ground and pound attempt from DeMarino.
DeMarino throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Calypso actively working from the bottom here.
Calypso is looking to get back to full guard here but DeMarino has managed to pass to side control instead.
Calypso sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
DeMarino is pressing down on Calypso's thigh, looking to free his foot. Calypso is holding on for now.
Calypso has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
DeMarino is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Calypso is just riding it out for now. DeMarino eventually gives up the hold.
DeMarino scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeMarino missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Calypso is pressing down on DeMarino's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
DeMarino won't allow Calypso to sweep him here.
DeMarino looking to pass the guard.
Calypso wants to sweep but no luck.
Calypso is working hard here to advance position.
Calypso is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Calypso keeping full guard, as DeMarino tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Calypso staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeMarino scores a takedown into full mount!
DeMarino wants to control the pace but Calypso is squirming around nicely.
Calypso is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
DeMarino lands a big elbow.
Calypso in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Calypso blocking the ground and pound.
Calypso is desperately trying to improve his position but DeMarino has a good base and remains in mount.
DeMarino working Calypso over with strikes here.
Calypso blocking the ground and pound.
Calypso tries to hold on but DeMarino postures up.
DeMarino lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, DeMarino cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calypso is looking to improve his position but DeMarino isn't that keen on the idea.
DeMarino can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Calypso is looking to escape.
Calypso sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
DeMarino prevents Calypso from improving his position.
DeMarino passes to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie DeMarino dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
DeMarino shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Well, if DeMarino is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
DeMarino trying to control from half guard but Calypso is working away.
Calypso trying to control here.
DeMarino trying to control from half guard but Calypso is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DeMarino throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
DeMarino thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
DeMarino thows a huge punch but Calypso dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calypso is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Calypso gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and DeMarino counters with a shoot takedown. Calypso fights it but they end up in guard.
DeMarino postures up.
Calypso is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Calypso stops DeMarino from getting back to his feet.
DeMarino is trying to maintain the position but Calypso is very close to passing his half guard.
Calypso is keen to just control but DeMarino is a slippery customer.
Calypso thows a huge punch but DeMarino dodges it nicely.
Ronnie DeMarino has got the better of the ground game so far.
DeMarino wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DeMarino is breathing heavily.
DeMarino blocking the ground and pound attempt from Calypso.
DeMarino wants to control but Calypso is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Calypso in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
DeMarino looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Calypso moves into full guard.
Calypso tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Calypso manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. DeMarino manages to get himself to full guard.
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!
Calypso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
DeMarino lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Calypso!
Calypso wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by DeMarino.
Calypso is looking to improve his position but DeMarino isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeMarino lands with some strikes.
Calypso really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Calypso sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Calypso is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of DeMarino's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take DeMarino's back!
Calypso is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but DeMarino has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Calypso is trying to stick to DeMarino's back but DeMarino is turning into Calypso. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Calypso's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by DeMarino.
Calypso trying to keep a closed guard but DeMarino is proving a slippery customer.
DeMarino passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeMarino is looking to advance position but Calypso won't allow it.
Calypso is not content to let DeMarino control the position.
Calypso moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
DeMarino postures up.
DeMarino won't allow Calypso to sweep him here.
Calypso is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and DeMarino defends well.
DeMarino throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Calypso works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie DeMarino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
DeMarino fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Calypso sprawls well initially but DeMarino persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Calypso missing with punches from the bottom.
Calypso is trying to get back to full guard.
DeMarino landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
DeMarino thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Calypso's head.
DeMarino not landing any meaningful shots this time.
DeMarino controlling the pace.
Calypso actively working from the bottom here.
Calypso throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Calypso trying to control but DeMarino postures up.
DeMarino throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calypso is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but DeMarino pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
DeMarino feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
DeMarino working some strikes from top position.
Calypso working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from DeMarino.
Calypso is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
DeMarino throws a big right hand that misses.
DeMarino throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
DeMarino must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Calypso looking for a guillotine here but DeMarino defends easily.
Calypso keeping moving, preventing DeMarino from controlling successfully.
Dalia Calypso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calypso wants to sweep but no luck.
DeMarino postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Calypso slips under a jab from DeMarino.
Ronnie DeMarino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calypso shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and DeMarino counters with a single leg into guard. Calypso didn't expect that.
DeMarino postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
DeMarino loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
DeMarino passes Calypso's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Calypso tries to get to full guard but DeMarino has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. DeMarino connects with a nice short shot to Calypso's temple.
Calypso avoiding damage under a succession of punches from DeMarino.
Calypso is looking for a sweep. DeMarino is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
DeMarino trying to mount his opponent but Calypso defends it.
Calypso gets full guard.
DeMarino preventing the sweep.
Calypso striking off his back but it's not causing DeMarino any problems.
Calypso is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and DeMarino defends well.
DeMarino cracks Calypso with a solid left hand.
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.
DeMarino with a flurry of punches that miss.
DeMarino lands a couple of elbows.
DeMarino trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Calypso wants to sweep but no luck.
Calypso manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. DeMarino manages to get himself to full guard.
Calypso won't allow DeMarino to get back to his feet.
Calypso looking to pass the guard.
Calypso wants to control from the top but DeMarino keeps moving.
Calypso postures up.
DeMarino bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Calypso's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie DeMarino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well DeMarino 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie DeMarino!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wilfried Schulz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Mykolaiv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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160 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wilfried Schulz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Viktor Mykolaiv!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schulz cracks Mykolaiv with a right hand to the side of the head.
Schulz looks to land a right hand but Mykolaiv moved out of range.
Mykolaiv fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schulz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mykolaiv misses with a series of wild punches.
Schulz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mykolaiv was well out of range. Poor timing from Schulz.
Mykolaiv avoids the body shot from Schulz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Mykolaiv does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Mykolaiv.
Schulz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mykolaiv.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mykolaiv misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mykolaiv on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wilfried Schulz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mykolaiv keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schulz.
Schulz lands a glancing blow to the side of Mykolaiv's head.
Mykolaiv will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mykolaiv misses with the combination.
Schulz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Viktor Mykolaiv is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schulz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mykolaiv on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Schulz is keen to just control but Mykolaiv is a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Schulz in particular looking to stall.
Schulz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mykolaiv's head.
Schulz winds up and cracks Mykolaiv with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mykolaiv actively working from the bottom here.
Mykolaiv looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mykolaiv looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Schulz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mykolaiv looks gassed!
Ground and pound from Schulz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mykolaiv is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Schulz pulls his head out easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mykolaiv looking for submissions off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Schulz connects with a nice short shot to Mykolaiv's temple.
Schulz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mykolaiv with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Schulz in particular looking to stall.
Mykolaiv tries to get to full guard but Schulz has control of the leg.
Mykolaiv actively working from the bottom here.
Mykolaiv wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schulz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Schulz lands with a punch from half guard.
Mykolaiv has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Schulz escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Schulz!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mykolaiv takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Schulz passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Mykolaiv!
Schulz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Schulz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schulz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mykolaiv can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilfried Schulz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mykolaiv bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mykolaiv is rocked!
Schulz ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Mykolaiv's jaw. Mykolaiv's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Schulz does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wilfried Schulz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio Rodrigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russel Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rogerio Rodrigo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Russel Bell!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell moves out of range of the strikes.
Rodrigo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Horrible takedown by Bell or perhaps it was just good defense by Rodrigo which made him look bad.
Bell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rodrigo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bell slips under a jab.
Bell shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bell trying to control the action but Rodrigo is working from the bottom.
Bell moves into full mount! Rodrigo won't be happy about that!
Bell controlling from mount.
Bell goes for an armbar but Rodrigo turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Rodrigo.
Rodrigo is in close to Bell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bell is keeping the position for now.
Bell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rodrigo postures up.
Rodrigo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rodrigo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rodrigo advances to half guard.
Rodrigo slips a nice elbow through Bell's hands, connecting with Bell's forehead.
Rodrigo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rodrigo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rodrigo lands with a punch from half guard.
Rodrigo is trying for a kimura here. Bell looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Rodrigo wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rogerio Rodrigo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ron John had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ron John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Forrest Lion!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lion shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in John's guard.
Lion throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as John works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
John looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
John working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lion doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lion manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lion thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lion seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
John trying to control the position.
John pushes Lion off and gets back to his feet.
Lion is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in John's half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lion is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so John is just riding it out for now. Lion eventually gives up the hold.
John looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
John tries to get to full guard but Lion has control of the leg.
John is working hard here to advance position.
John is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Lion is tapping! Great win for John!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ron John!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stones Mahones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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280 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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280 lbs
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World class 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stones Mahones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Miller!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Miller tries to bum rush Mahones with a series of wild strikes but Mahones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mahones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mahones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mahones.
Miller lands a head shot.
Mahones dodges the punch combination from Miller.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miller slips under a jab from Mahones.
Mahones thuds a left hand into Miller's body.
Mahones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Mahones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Miller looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahones lands a big right hand that sends Miller crashing to the mat! Mahones stays standing though and waves Miller back to his feet!
Miller is rocked!
It looks like Mike Miller has been cut.
Mike Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahones looks to land a combination but Miller avoids it well.
Mahones lands with a right and another and another! Miller is in big trouble! Mahones lands again and this time it's lights out for Miller! A quality knockout there for Mahones.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Stones Mahones!
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